
Staff Accountant
Robert Half Finance & Accounting
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Job overview
The Staff Accountant will maintain accurate financial records, support reporting and forecasting, and contribute to a reliable close process. The role covers day-to-day accounting operations and offers broad exposure in a collaborative, fully in-office environment. The accountant will also work with operational teams and support planning, cash visibility, and internal and external reporting.
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Description We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join our team in Irvine, California. In this role, you will help maintain accurate financial records, support reporting and forecasting activities, and contribute to a reliable close process that informs business decisions. This position offers broad exposure to day-to-day accounting operations and provides a strong foundation for continued growth within a collaborative, fully in-office environment.
Responsibilities:
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Record and post journal entries to the general ledger while keeping supporting schedules and subledgers accurate and up to date.
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Perform reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts, including cash, revenue, payables, receivables, payroll, intercompany activity, fixed assets, prepaid items, and accrued expenses.
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Review financial information for completeness and accuracy so the company’s accounting records properly reflect operating results and financial position.
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Assist with budgeting, forecast preparation, and spending analysis to support planning and ongoing financial visibility.
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Help prepare management reports, performance scorecards, and required financial statements for internal and external reporting needs.
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Monitor treasury activity by compiling cash summaries, tracking balances, and maintaining rolling cash flow projections.
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Work closely with operational teams to calculate monthly commissions and resolve billing or accounting questions across departments.
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Respond to changing business priorities by handling ad hoc financial analysis, special projects, and administrative support for the accounting function. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
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1–3 years of accounting experience in an office environment that requires strong attention to detail.
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Strong understanding of general ledger activity, journal entries, reconciliations, and core accounting principles.
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Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and organized data management.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities, adjust quickly to shifting deadlines, and complete unplanned assignments effectively.
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Clear written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
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Experience with NetSuite is preferred.
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Background in corporate tax, sales tax, or corporate tax return support is a plus.
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.
Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/mobile-app) and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.
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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How this job compares
Set against the 3,504 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$96–133K/yr158 salary ranges
- California median$35–38/hr38 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 353 open Accountant jobs in California and 3,504 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting (this employer)76 open
- Robert Half Accountemps57 open
- SpaceX15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 2,319 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,884 of the 3,504 open Accountant jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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