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Greater Pittsburgh Region

Robert Half Finance & Accounting places highly skilled financial professionals on a full-time basis. In 1948, we pioneered the concept of recruitment specialized to a professional’s or employer’s field. Each day, we match highly skilled financial professionals with leading companies of all sizes, helping individuals advance their careers and businesses become more successful. Robert Half began as a single office in New York City and now has more than 350 locations around the globe. Robert Half is consistently named to FORTUNE® magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list, including being the highest-ranked staffing firm this year. (March 1, 2016)Our areas of expertise include: CFO’s, VP of Finance & VP of Operations, VP of Tax, Tax Directors, Corporate Controllers, Division & Plant Controllers, Finance/Accounting Managers, Director of Audit-SOX Compliance-M&A-Finance; Audit Managers, Audit Senior, Tax Senior, Senior Financial Analyst and Senior Accountant.

Greater Pittsburgh Region

Robert Half is the world’s leading provider of senior-level accounting, finance and business systems professionals on a project and interim basis. Our consultants specialize in corporate accounting, financial and business systems analysis, internal audit, taxation, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, and more. Companies have come to rely on us to support their most important initiatives. Many of our contract professionals have earned one or more of the business credentials employers’ value most, including the certified public accountant, certified internal auditor, certified information systems auditor, chartered financial analyst and certified fraud examiner designations. Robert Half has been recognized as one of FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” for 23 consecutive years.• Executing consultant recruitment strategies in order to maintain an adequate pool of skilledconsultants for timely delivery on client project and interim staffing needs• Conducting in-depth interviews to assess consultants’ skill sets and competencies• Collaborating with the Business Development team to scope client needs and match theappropriate talent to the engagement• Interfacing with key stakeholders for QA and consultant feedback and appraisals• Executing consultant re-deployment and retention strategies• Participating in professional industry associations to increase our presence within the localfinance and accounting community

Cranberry, Pennsylvania, United States

• Directed and controlled various benefit programs, including 401K, medical, dental and vision packages.• Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees.• Deployed an employee time-off program in ADP to calculate vacation and sick time and integrate the hours with payroll processing.• Reconciled health care benefits, tax contributions and retirement accounts to facilitate large-scale account reconciliations and accurately calculate deductions.• Process semi-monthly payroll for 100 employees.• Managed all areas of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, general ledger management, banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.• Oversaw team of two accounting staff.• Advise employees and answer questions regarding on company benefit offerings, policies, and procedures.• Process 1099's, 1095's and W2's at the end of the year.• Facilitate the completion of the annual financial statement audit.• Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.• Developed executive presentations and reports to facilitate project evaluation and process improvement.

Cranberry Twp, Pa

• Support the month-end close process to ensure timely, accurate and complete recognition of financial transactions.• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules for internal and external users.• Assist in the reconciliation of intercompany activity for subsidiaries and prepare consolidation schedules and elimination entries.• Support financial statement audits.

Warrendale, Pa

• Supported monthly general ledger closing activities, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.• Prepared consolidated financial statements and financial PowerPoint slides for the executive team.• Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.• Assisted in the training and supervision of staff accountants within the accounting department.• Maintain fixed assets by recording additions and disposals and calculating and recording deprecation in Sage software.• Oversee the book-to-physical inventory process for all branches.• Prepare and file monthly sales and use tax returns and annual reports.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Completed daily accounting tasks including tracking funds, preparing deposits and reconciling accounts.• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.• Maintained integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts.• Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.• Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.• Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

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