Staff Accountant

Title : Accountant

Duration : 8 Months Contract

Hourly Pay : $30- $39

Location : Urbandale , IA

Summary

The Accountant is an experienced individual contributor who operates with minimal supervision and owns workstreams, projects, or end-to-end processes within Accounting Operations. This role drives accurate execution, resolves complex issues through analysis and experience, influences operational practices, and partners effectively across stakeholders to strengthen outcomes and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Work independently with minimal supervision by taking ownership of tasks, priorities, and deliverables; set clear goals and execute plans to achieve them.
• Own projects or processes within the job area, including developing plans, setting milestones, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely, successful outcomes.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to peers and junior colleagues by sharing expertise, best practices, and insights. This is an individual contributor role and does not include people management.
• Communicate effectively within and outside the job function, including with external customers, vendors, and stakeholders as applicable.
• Share updates clearly and resolve inquiries professionally while maintaining positive working relationships.
• Influence operational practices and procedures by presenting recommendations, promoting effective approaches, and collaborating with stakeholders to align practices across functions.
• Solve difficult, multifaceted problems by gathering information, analyzing root causes and interdependencies, and applying critical thinking to develop solutions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis using prior experience and scenario-based evaluation to assess impacts and determine the best path forward.
• Contribute directly to department results by collaborating across teams, aligning efforts with stakeholders, and sharing knowledge and best practices to improve overall performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance.
• Demonstrated experience in accounting operations, finance operations, or a similar transaction-processing environment.
• Ability to operate independently and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to own and manage end-to-end processes or projects, including planning, milestones, monitoring, and delivery.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to handle issues spanning multiple stakeholders or specialties.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-partnering skills, both internally and externally as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing process improvements and monitoring effectiveness, including measures/KPIs.
• Experience training or coaching peers or junior colleagues on best practices and standard work.

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.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: 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.