Staff Accountant

Heidrick & Struggles is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the monthly and year-end close by preparing and recording journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and ensuring the accuracy of general ledger and trial balances. The Staff Accountant will manage day-to-day accounting activities related to prepaid expenses, office occupancy, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and other key accounts, while maintaining strong internal controls and thorough documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 1-2+ years of related professional experience.
• Detail-oriented.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to think clearly about business problems, breaking down problems and presenting ideas for solutions while evaluating the pros and cons of each option.
• Ability to form networks of positive business relationships that enhance personal and business success.
• Demonstrates strong, realistic confidence in oneself in challenging situations and maintains a calm focus on results over time.
• Ability to develop and apply creative solutions to business problems, anticipating situations and needs and finding flexible answers to new situations; champions innovation to improve business performance.
• Manages multiple priorities during peak close and project periods while maintaining high quality of work.
• Experience in a corporate or public environment with exposure to multi-entity or multi-currency operations.
• CPA or CPA candidate.
• Knowledge of Peoplesoft General Ledger or Oracle.
• Experience in accounting and financial systems.
• Experience in interfacing with business customers in defining general ledger, account and reporting requirements.
• Experience in Account to Report process improvement and application systems implementation.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability leave
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• 401k contribution