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Posted June 12, 2026
Robert Half

Staff Accountant

Houston, TX 77002, US Full Time
Compensation: $70 to $80 Yearly

🌟 Staff Accountant | Drive the Numbers. Elevate the Business.

Are you a numbers-driven problem solver who thrives in a high-energy environment? We’re looking for a sharp, detail-obsessed Staff Accountant ready to roll up their sleeves and make an impact across day-to-day accounting and the month-end close process. If you love digging into data, streamlining processes, and ensuring financial accuracy—this role is built for you.


🚀 What You’ll Own

💼 Close the Books with Confidence

  • Orchestrate key pieces of the month-end close—journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules
  • Help ensure a smooth, timely, and accurate close every cycle

🔍 Reconciliations & Deep-Dive Analysis

  • Reconcile bank, balance sheet, and P& L accounts with precision
  • Investigate variances, uncover root causes, and drive resolution
  • Perform detailed account analysis to keep financials clean and compliant

⚙️ Operational Accounting Excellence

  • Support AP/AR workflows, cash transactions, and expense validation
  • Keep the day-to-day accounting engine running efficiently

🧠 ERP Power User

  • Work within ERP systems to maintain accurate financial data
  • Ensure integrity, consistency, and reliability across accounting records

📊 Reporting & Audit Support

  • Contribute to financial reporting deliverables
  • Step in during audits to provide clean support and documentation

🤝 Cross-Functional Impact

  • Partner with operations, finance, and leadership to support business decisions
  • Be a go-to resource for financial clarity across teams

💡 Process Improvement Champion

  • Identify inefficiencies and recommend smarter, faster ways to operate
  • Help elevate accounting workflows with continuous improvement ideas




Qualifications:

✅ What You Bring to the Table

🎓 Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

📈 2+ years of hands-on accounting experience

📚 Strong grasp of general ledger mechanics and close cycles

🔎 Proven experience with reconciliations and analytical review

🖥️ Familiarity with ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, etc.)

📊 Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas—bonus points for advanced capabilities)

⭐ Bonus Points (Nice-to-Have)

  • Experience in complex or multi-entity environments
  • Exposure to audits, internal controls, or SOX frameworks
  • Involvement in ERP upgrades, implementations, or system improvements

🧩 What Sets You Apart

✔️ Detail-oriented to the core—you catch what others miss

✔️ Analytical thinker who loves solving financial puzzles

✔️ Thrives under deadlines without sacrificing accuracy

✔️ Clear communicator and collaborative teammate


🎯 Why This Role? This isn’t just another staff accounting job—it’s a chance to build expertise, influence processes, and play a meaningful role in financial operations.


If you're ready to take ownership and grow within a fast-moving environment, we want to hear from you.


Compensation

$70,000.00-$80,000.00 Yearly

About Us

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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