Accountant
Accountant
Montvale, New Jersey
Contract/Temp
Our client, a large international consumer products company, seeks an Accountant on a long term temp/contract basis. This person will be responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of key balance sheet areas.Responsibilities
- Ensure that all assigned accounts are properly reconciled, documented, approved and are in accordance with GAAP standards.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations for multiple general ledger accounts including Payroll, Accounts Receivable and other Accrued Expense accounts.
- Analyze assigned accounts and ensure that any necessary journal entries have been posted timely and accurately.
- Assist in the monthly accounting close procedures including proper period end cut-off and accounting close schedule and timely recording of all supported journal entries.
- Identify areas of internal control weakness and make appropriate recommendations.
- Assist in the preparation of the quarterly consolidated report to the parent company. Assist the Consolidation team with the review the reporting packages by other business units. Ensure that the reporting package is accurate and reasonable prior to transmission.
- B.S. degree in Accounting.
- 1 year or less of general accounting and financial reporting experience in industry.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel required. Experience with Microsoft Outlook and Word also required.
- Working knowledge of SAP and SAP Business Warehouse desired.
- Must have good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly via telephone and/or other collaborative applications (e.g., Microsoft Teams)
Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (4 days in the office/ 1 remote)