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Staff Accountant
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Robert Half
Saint Petersburg, FL (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a financial services organization in St. Petersburg, Florida. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing transactional accounting with analysis and month-end support in a deadline-driven environment. The person in this role will contribute to payment processing, reconciliations, financial reporting support, and special assignments while helping maintain accurate general ledger activity.
Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day accounts payable disbursements and help ensure payments are processed accurately and on schedule.
- Review and complete quarterly commission payment requests for agents, confirming proper documentation and timely submission.
- Process employee travel and business expense reports while maintaining compliance with internal accounting procedures.
- Prepare monthly close workpapers, record journal entries, and track accrual and prepaid activity to support an efficient close cycle.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and investigate variances or unusual items to maintain complete and accurate financial records.
- Develop supporting schedules for financial statement preparation, including analyses of budget-to-actual fluctuations.
- Compile reports and account detail for management review related to losses paid and miscellaneous agent receivable balances.
- Participate in ad hoc accounting assignments and assist with process-related improvements as needed.