Staff Accountant

Robert Half • Middletown, NY • 4h ago

Description

Staff Accountant - Full-Time Engagement Professionals

Grow your accounting career with a role that offers both stability and variety. As a Staff Accountant on our Full-Time Engagement Professionals team, you'll be a full-time employee of our company, supporting clients on critical projects and interim assignments while gaining exposure to different industries, systems, and accounting environments.

This role will contribute to AP, AR, monthly reporting, forecasting, cost analysis, and compliance activities while partnering with operational teams to improve financial visibility and decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, hands-on accounting knowledge, and the ability to manage detailed financial processes.

Responsibilities:

Drive month-end close activities by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and validating the accuracy of financial records.

Produce monthly financial reporting packages, interpret performance trends, and explain key differences across budget, forecast, and prior-period results.

Maintain recurring operational reports and upload finalized financial data into reporting systems such as OneStream.

Collaborate with business and operations leaders to develop forecasts, maintain planning data, and evaluate assumptions that impact financial performance.

Perform product cost and margin analysis, build costing models to support customer pricing, and provide insight into profitability drivers.

Review inventory activity by analyzing usage patterns, supporting physical counts, and aligning shop-floor data with financial records.

Oversee capital spending tracking, monitor project-related asset activity, and record capital transactions and disposals in accordance with accounting requirements.

Support receivables, payables, and intercompany processes by reviewing aging, validating invoices, preparing accruals, updating vendor data, and resolving reconciliation issues.

Execute control documentation and testing activities to help ensure compliance with internal policies and audit standards.

Join our Full-Time Engagement Professionals team in Accounting & Finance and build a career with variety, stability, and impact. As a full-time employee of Robert Half, you'll work on critical client projects, support interim initiatives, and gain exposure to diverse industries and business environments-all while enjoying the continuity of full-time employment. If you're an accounting or finance professional who thrives on solving problems, adding value quickly, and expanding your experience, this is a unique opportunity to grow your career while making a meaningful difference.

Requirements

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.

At least 5 years of experience in accounting or financial analysis roles.

Advanced Excel skills with the ability to work across large data sets, create pivot tables, and apply complex formulas.

Demonstrated success balancing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced business environment.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Eligibility to work in the U.S. is required.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in manufacturing, plant finance, inventory accounting, cost accounting, or capital asset accounting

Familiarity with financial and reporting platforms such as OneStream, Sage, Blackline, Archer, Appian, or similar systems

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.

Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/mobile-app) and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available including medical, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. Employees hired for our FTEP Program are also eligible to enroll in our company's 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible). FTEP employees also earn paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time and paid holidays. The amount of Choice Time Off (CTO) received varies based on years of service and is pro-rated based on the hours worked per week. A new FTEP employee earns up to 13 days of CTO and up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year. Learn more at roberthalfbenefits.com/Resources.

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