Accounting Specialist

About the job

Accounting Specialist

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Contract: 3 months, with potential for extension based on business needs

Pay Rate: $20-$24/hour on W2

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 3+ days per week onsite in Minneapolis

Schedule: 7:00 AM-4:00 PM initially; after training, hours may have some flexibility around 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Interview Process: Microsoft Teams interview

About the Opportunity

We are currently seeking an Accounting Specialist to support a banking operations team in Minneapolis. This position will help clear an existing operational backlog and support ATM conversion activities.

The role is ideal for someone with experience in accounting, banking operations, reconciliation, transaction processing, or financial operations who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, productivity, and meeting daily goals are important.

You will work as part of a team of approximately 18 team members, primarily based in Minneapolis.

Key Responsibilities

• Process transactions and reconcile and maintain various accounts and ledgers.
• Research financial discrepancies and identify the cause of overages, shortages, and other exceptions.
• Perform account balancing and reconciliation activities.
• Run appropriate accounting adjustments and corrections.
• Support General Ledger (GL) uploads and related accounting activities.
• Review, verify, and post financial data accurately.
• Clear outstanding items and exceptions within established procedures.
• Maintain accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of transactions processed.
• Research and resolve discrepancies and make appropriate corrections or adjustments.
• Respond to and resolve operational inquiries.
• Prepare routine financial reports and analyses.
• Support daily processing goals and Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.
• Work with a high volume of transactions while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy.
• Help mitigate potential financial and operational risk by identifying and resolving exceptions.
• Support ATM-related reconciliation and conversion activities

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of relevant accounting, banking, financial operations, reconciliation, or related experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to research discrepancies and resolve exceptions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong computer navigation skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Experience

• Accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Banking operations experience.
• Account reconciliation experience.
• ATM reconciliation experience.
• Cash balancing or cash reconciliation experience.
• Experience researching overages and shortages.
• General Ledger (GL) experience.
• Experience processing accounting adjustments.
• Financial transaction processing experience.
• Experience working with high-volume transactions and daily productivity goals.

#RTAProfessionalZip

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

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Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.