Staff Accountant
Robert Half · Shreveport, LA · 1 wk ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
Responsibilities
- Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and review supporting data to promote accuracy and completeness.
- Manage general ledger activity by preparing journal entries, recording accruals, and reconciling account balances throughout the close cycle.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities by identifying issues, researching variances, and helping ensure deadlines are met.
- Prepare required tax and compliance filings, including sales tax, property tax, and other regulatory reports in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Aid in corporate tax support work by organizing schedules, gathering documentation, and researching accounting or tax questions as needed.
- Track daily cash transactions, reconcile bank activity, and contribute to cash forecasting and liquidity reporting.
- Maintain fixed asset records by monitoring additions, transfers, disposals, and depreciation schedules, and assist with periodic physical verification.
- Review vendor invoices, employee expense submissions, payment batches, and account statements while helping address intercompany differences and reserve-related analyses.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or at least 5 years of closely related accounting experience in place of a degree.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting roles.
- Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and financial statement support.
- Experience with tax-related reporting, including sales tax and corporate tax support activities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and Teams, along with the ability to learn other business systems.
- Strong numerical aptitude with the ability to perform detailed calculations, review financial data, and identify discrepancies.
- Ability to remain organized in a desk-based office setting and work additional hours when needed during close periods or audits.