Overview In this contract role in Boston, you will support the finance team by handling core accounting operations and ensuring accurate records during a period of limited coverage. You will contribute to reconciliations, month-end activities, invoice processing, and audit support, delivering dependable analytical assistance to finance leadership. You'll work in a fast-paced environment to maintain financial integrity and provide reporting insight. This position offers an opportunity to impact close processes, controls, and financial analysis while collaborating across the finance function.
Responsibilities- Manage daily cash and banking activity, post entries, and reconcile accounts to the general ledger.
- Support the monthly close with reconciliations, schedules, journal entries, and account analysis.
- Process invoices and financial transactions with proper coding and approvals in AP and related areas.
- Investigate discrepancies and expedite resolution of reconciling differences.
- Prepare audit support materials by organizing schedules and validating transaction details.
- Analyze financial data in Excel to produce clear summaries and assist with reporting for finance leadership.
- Assist with budget and expense review and contribute to special finance projects.
Key requirements- Experience with reconciliations and month-end close processes.
- Proficiency in accounts payable and audit support activities.
- Strong Excel skills for financial analysis and reporting.
- Ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional collaboration.
- analytical thinking
- dependability
- attention to detail
- Excel
- general ledger
- journal entries
