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Staff Accountant

Kelly Services • Milwaukee, WI • 1h ago

Staff Accountant

Location: Milwaukee, WI

3- month contract assignment

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Pay Rate: $28.98-30.00 per hour

Make an Impact in Finance

Seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support critical accounting operations within its Finance team. This contract opportunity is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working with multiple facilities, managing month-end close activities, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.

What You'll Do

Complete month-end close activities for multiple operating facilities.

Prepare journal entries and maintain accurate supporting documentation.

Reconcile balance sheet accounts and follow up on outstanding items.

Support month-end consolidated reporting through Vector.

Assist with audits and respond to ad hoc accounting requests.

Apply fundamental accounting principles in accordance with IFRS and GAAP.

Handle confidential and sensitive financial information appropriately.

Collaborate with team members while managing tasks independently.

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

2-5 years of related accounting experience.

Understanding of accounting concepts, bookkeeping procedures, internal controls, and automated accounting systems.

Strong Microsoft Excel and Google Suite skills.

Excellent attention to detail, organization, planning, and time-management skills.

Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

Ability to manage competing priorities, work with interruptions, and meet deadlines.

Ability to work autonomously and contribute effectively in a team environment.

Apply today to bring your accounting expertise.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job @type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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