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Staff Accountant – Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a staff accountant focused on balance sheet reconciliations for an insurance client on a project basis. You will support accounting activities and month-end close processes while working remotely for a duration of 2-3 months.

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of relevant accounting and balance sheet reconciliations experience.
  • Must reside in the continental U.S.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future.
  • Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

  • Perform balance sheet and general ledger account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies, aged items, and outstanding balances.
  • Support month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and ensuring transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger.
  • Assist with reconciliation cleanup and backlog reduction by researching historical items, correcting accounting entries, and documenting resolutions.
  • Utilize Workday and Worktags to support accounting activities while identifying opportunities to simplify and improve reconciliation processes.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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TALENT SHIFT

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We are a talent marketplace that matches professionals with projects at dynamic companies across the globe. Exciting professional service work opportunities in Advisory, Assurance, or Tax. Our community is cultivated by a team of dedicated professionals working to help clients navigate hybrid workforce strategies and connect contract workers with projects they love. Talent Shift LLC is a subsidiary of Forvis Mazars LLP.

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Job description

Overview:

We are looking for a staff account for our insurance client on a project basis. This contract role is fully-remote with an expected duration of 2-3 months.

Responsibilities:
  • Perform balance sheet and general ledger account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies, aged items, and outstanding balances.
  • Support month-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and ensuring transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger.
  • Assist with reconciliation cleanup and backlog reduction by researching historical items, correcting accounting entries, and documenting resolutions.
  • Utilize Workday and Worktags to support accounting activities while identifying opportunities to simplify and improve reconciliation processes 
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred 
  • 1-2 years of relevant accounting and balance sheet reconciliations experience  
  • Qualified applicants must reside in the continental U.S. 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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