Accounting Assoicate

About the role

Robert Half Finance & Accounting has partnered with various organizations in St. Louis, MO, Chesterfield, IL, and Washington, MO, seeking full-time and temporary positions for Accountants, Administrative Associates, and Accounting Managers. These roles offer a range of responsibilities and qualifications, with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

• Handle vendor invoice review, coding, and payment processing accurately using Sage or similar accounting software.
• Prepare customer billing documents and issue invoices in a timely manner, including recurring quarterly billing activities.
• Cookbook: Coordinate check runs and maintain complete accounts payable records to support reliable financial operations.
• Welcome and assist clients and visitors in a courteous manner while serving as a dependable point of contact in the office.
• Provide day-to-day administrative support such as organizing documents, managing correspondence, and helping keep office workflows efficient.
• Monitor deadlines and prioritize competing tasks to ensure both accounting and administrative responsibilities are completed on schedule.
• Work closely with internal team members to resolve invoice questions, support billing needs, and maintain smooth office coordination.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries and financial reporting.
• Perform account and bank reconciliations.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends and evaluate performance.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries and financial reporting.
• Perform account and bank reconciliations.
• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends and evaluate performance.
• Oversee inventory accounting, including tracking, valuation, and reconciliations.
• Lead cost accounting efforts, including variance analysis and margin insights.
• Strengthen internal controls to improve compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Translate financial data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership.
• Support accounts payable: vendor invoices and disbursement filing, A/P invoice matching & filing.
• Support Accounts Receivable: process daily invoices/credit, apply cash receipt, help with collection of past due balance.
• General accounting and administration support: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects.
• Correct transaction documents, which may require revision of other documents or entries as well as the original; may initiate other actions.
• Code documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of expenditure codes and accounting codes.
• Prepare statements and reports that require utilization of a variety of sources.
• Post financial information to journals, registers, and ledgers, manually or by electronic equipment.
• Reconcile discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required.
• Aid in budgetary control by monitoring budgets and originating or verifying adjustments and transfers.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of general accounting
• Intermediate Excel skills with Dynamics GP preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of general accounting
• Intermediate Excel skills with NetSuite preferred
• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of general accounting
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of full cycle accounting within a manufacturing industry
• Supervisory experience
• Advanced Excel skills required

Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a small team environment
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work in a high-volume, multi-location environment
• Ability to manage cash activity, reconciliations, and payment operations with precision
• Ability to work with store operations teams to resolve issues
• Ability to support new store launches by coordinating payment processing setup, cash collection arrangements, banking needs, and opening cash funds
• Ability to review invoices from cash collection vendors, confirm billing accuracy, and address discrepancies with service providers when needed
• Ability to oversee administration of the corporate credit card program, including user support and issue resolution
• Ability to complete bank reconciliations within monthly close timelines and follow up on outstanding reconciling items until cleared
• Ability to manage accounts payable payment runs and record recurring direct debit activity to ensure suppliers are paid correctly and on schedule
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve controls, streamline workflows, and enhance the efficiency of treasury and payables processes

Benefits

Competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits plan.

Pay

• 55000 - 62000 USD / Yearly
• 28.5 - 33 USD / Hourly
• 80000 - 85000 USD / Yearly
• 70000 - 80000 USD / Yearly
• 110000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
• 0 - 0 USD / Yearly
• 75000 - 85000 USD / Yearly
• 0 - 0 USD / Yearly

Schedule

• Permanent / Full Time
• Temporary / Contract
• Permanent / Full Time
• Permanent / Full Time
• Permanent / Full Time
• Temporary / Contract
• Permanent / Full Time