Staff Accountant

Robert Half • Riverside, CA • 6h ago

Description

We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a growing team in Riverside, California in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role is ideal for someone with construction industry experience, strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on accounts payable experience, and the ability to support general ledger activities, reconciliations, and financial reporting in a construction-focused environment. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to daily accounting operations while helping maintain accurate records and support month-end close activities.

Responsibilities:

Manage daily general ledger activity, including preparing and posting journal entries with a strong understanding of debits and credits.

Support month-end closing tasks by reconciling assigned accounts and assisting with the accuracy of financial records and reporting.

Process full-cycle accounts payable transactions, including invoice entry, three-way matching, and verification of supporting documentation.

Review vendor statements, resolve discrepancies, and communicate directly with vendors to address payment or account issues.

Reconcile income statement and cost of goods sold accounts across a defined portfolio of accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Assist with purchase order follow-up and review commitments and PO-related documentation within Procore when records require attention.

Help maintain reliable financial data by reviewing balance sheet and income statement activity and identifying items that need correction or clarification.

Work with accounting systems such as Sage 300 and Sage Paperless to support transaction processing, document management, and reporting needs.

Requirements - Experience in a Staff Accountant or similar accounting role with exposure to general ledger and accounts payable functions.

Strong knowledge of journal entries, debits and credits, and core accounting principles.

Ability to reconcile multiple accounts and interpret balance sheet, income statement, and other financial reports.

Hands-on full-cycle accounts payable experience, including invoice processing, statement review, and three-way matching.

Background in construction accounting is strongly preferred, ideally within a general contractor environment.

Proficiency with Sage 300, Sage Paperless, and Procore or similar accounting and project-based financial systems.

Ability to manage a steady transaction volume while maintaining accuracy, organization, and timely follow-through.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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