Staff Accountant

We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team in Maryland Heights, Missouri on a Contract basis. This position supports day-to-day accounting operations across payables, receivables, reconciliations, and month-end activities while helping maintain accurate financial records. The ideal candidate brings strong Excel skills, sound knowledge of general ledger processes, and the ability to work effectively in a fully onsite environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage accounts payable activities by reviewing vendor invoices, preparing weekly payment batches, and coordinating ACH disbursements.
• Support accounts receivable functions by generating customer invoices and collaborating with accounting support staff to keep billing records current.
• Maintain accurate financial data through timely entry of transactions, employee reimbursement processing, and recording vendor credits.
• Investigate purchasing and billing variances, then partner with operations leadership to adjust or reassign costs when appropriate.
• Update monthly benefit-related accounting information, including health insurance entries and other recurring expense items.
• Prepare and maintain amortization, prepayment, and utility accrual schedules to ensure expenses are recognized in the proper periods.
• Reconcile bank accounts and corporate credit card activity, resolving discrepancies and supporting the monthly close process.
• Handle sales and use tax tasks for the Florida office and assist in reviewing income statement activity for unusual fluctuations.
• Use NetSuite, expense management tools, and advanced Excel functions such as XLOOKUPs, sorting, and conditional formatting to support reconciliations and reporting.