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Staff Accountant
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Robert Half
Santa Barbara, CA (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a team on a contract basis for a short-term assignment expected to last 1-2 months, starting as soon as possible. This role is ideal for an accounting specialist who is comfortable working onsite, thrives in Excel-heavy environments, and can quickly step in to support day-to-day financial operations and audit-related tasks. The position offers a Monday through Friday schedule with some flexibility.
Responsibilities:
- Reconcile bank accounts and company credit card activity to ensure transactions are accurate and properly recorded.
- Maintain budget tracking through manual spreadsheets, including monitoring purchase order spending against planned amounts.
- Review accounts payable invoices for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal documentation standards.
- Prepare supporting schedules and worksheets needed for audit requests and financial review activities.
- Use Excel tools such as sorting, filtering, pivot tables, and lookup functions to organize data and identify transaction trends.
- Generate reports and analyze financial information to provide clear, actionable data for accounting needs.
- Record and review accounting activity with a solid understanding of debit and credit principles.
- Access accounting data within internal software systems while relying heavily on Excel for daily processing and analysis.
- Provide additional accounting support during peak audit periods as needed.