Senior Accountant

Kforce's client, a well-established organization located in the Saint Louis, MO area is seeking an Accounting Lead that will be promotable to Manager down the road to support accounting, reporting, forecasting, and analysis for payroll, employee benefits, compensation, and corporate cost centers. This position partners with multiple departments, business leaders, and other accounting professionals to ensure accurate financial reporting, resolve discrepancies, and strengthen accounting processes. The client offers salary and benefits, great work/life balance, growth opportunity and other benefits. Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reports, forecasts, and trend analyses related to payroll, health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, and other compensation programs
• Perform general accounting activities involving prepaid expenses, relocation costs, tariffs, miscellaneous accruals, and other assigned accounts
• Support department leaders with cost-center accounting, annual planning, forecasting, and monthly financial reviews
• Analyze departmental spending, identify variances, and assist with presentations summarizing financial results
• Provide backup support to other members of the Accounting and Treasury teams as needed
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling employee compensation, payroll, and benefits information
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Three to five or more years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong journal-entry, account-reconciliation, financial-reporting, and variance-analysis skills
• Must have strong leadership skills and presentation skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and formulas