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Robert Half
Staff Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$77,603 / year median in Pennsylvania
-11% projected decline
Job Description
Description We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join the finance team at a client in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This role supports day-to-day accounting operations with a strong focus on receivables, payables, and month-end activities while helping maintain accurate financial records. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment. This position also offers the opportunity to contribute to process improvements and strengthen internal accounting controls.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the full accounts receivable cycle, including preparing invoices, tracking sales activity, posting customer payments, and maintaining accurate account records.
- Manage collections efforts by reviewing aging reports, following up on overdue balances, and addressing billing concerns in coordination with internal and external contacts.
- Administer accounts payable activities such as creating purchase orders, matching invoices to supporting documents, coding expenses, and keeping vendor files up to date.
- Prepare weekly disbursement schedules and support timely payment processing while monitoring invoice cutoff timing for accurate period-end reporting.
- Reconcile customer and vendor accounts, investigate discrepancies, and partner with operations and finance colleagues to resolve outstanding issues.
- Assist with month-end close by preparing accruals, reconciling balance sheet accounts, reviewing account fluctuations, and assembling supporting schedules for financial reporting.
- Participate in inventory count activities and help validate related accounting records through periodic reconciliations and analysis.
- Support accounting process enhancements, including contributions to Sage Intacct implementation efforts, documentation standards, and control improvements.
- Maintain organized financial documentation, administer credit card reconciliations, and help identify risks related to errors, misuse of assets, or control weaknesses. Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting is preferred.
- 1-3 or more years of experience in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or a similar finance role.
- Working knowledge of invoicing, collections, payables processing, journal entries, and general ledger support.
- Familiarity with accounting systems such as Sage Intacct or comparable ERP platforms is an advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with strong Excel capabilities.
- Understanding of corporate tax, sales tax, and corporate tax return support is beneficial.
- Strong attention to detail, sound organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating successfully with a broader finance and operations team.