Sr. Accountant
Robert Half · Birmingham, AL · 3 mo ago
On-siteAccountingTemporary
Responsibilities
- Lead detailed cash reconciliation efforts for accounts associated with acquired businesses and bring outstanding balances into alignment.
- Examine historical discrepancies, identify root causes, and resolve unreconciled items that have accumulated over multiple accounting periods.
- Use BlackLine to strengthen reconciliation workflows, increase matching efficiency, and support greater process consistency.
- Review activity across key cash-related accounts and complete adjustments needed to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Prepare and post journal entries as needed to correct variances uncovered during reconciliation analysis.
- Partner with accounting and acquisition-related stakeholders to gather support, clarify transaction history, and close open issues.
- Maintain organized documentation of findings, resolutions, and account support for audit readiness and future reference.
- Contribute to month-end close activities by ensuring reconciliations and general ledger balances are current and properly supported.
Requirements
- Proven experience working as a Senior Accountant in a complex accounting environment.
- Strong background in cash reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and account reconciliation activities.
- Hands-on experience with BlackLine, including reconciliation and matching-related functionality.
- Working knowledge of general ledger processes, journal entries, and month-end close responsibilities.
- Ability to investigate historical accounting issues and independently drive issues through resolution.
- Experience using PeopleSoft or a comparable enterprise accounting system.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large volumes of detailed financial data accurately.
Qualifications
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience with BlackLine, including reconciliation and matching-related functionality.
- Working knowledge of general ledger processes, journal entries, and month-end close responsibilities.
- Ability to investigate historical accounting issues and independently drive issues through resolution.
- Experience using PeopleSoft or a comparable enterprise accounting system.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large volumes of detailed financial data accurately.
Skills
- BlackLine
- Cash Reconciliation
- Account Cleanup
- Investigative Reconciliation Work
- Process Enhancement
- PeopleSoft
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Lifetime Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Plan
Pay
- Competitive Compensation
Schedule
- Long-term Contract Engagement
About the Role
This position will concentrate on resolving complex cash reconciliation matters connected to acquired entities, with a strong emphasis on improving accuracy across critical accounts.