<p>Chirs Preble from Robert Half is working with a Utica client of his that has grown a lot the past few years. This is a newly created Accounting Manager role. This organization has great work life balance and excellent benefits. This position offers the chance to help oversee core accounting activities across multiple entities while contributing meaningful insight into financial performance and business trends.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Help lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to support accurate and timely business reporting.</p><p>• Review and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts to maintain dependable financial records across multiple entities.</p><p>• Manage key close activities at month-end and year-end, including journal entry oversight and general ledger review.</p><p>• Evaluate financial and operational data to highlight performance patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement.</p><p>• Support finance activities through cost accounting, inventory review, and analysis of production-related results.</p><p>• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts by preparing analyses and assisting with planning assumptions.</p><p>• Partner with operational stakeholders to strengthen reporting quality and provide financial insight for decision-making.</p><p>• Help advance accounting procedures and internal controls to improve consistency, accuracy, and efficiency across the organization.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to support a contract assignment based in Wolcott, New York. This Contract position will play a key role in strengthening day-to-day accounting operations, improving consistency across core financial processes, and providing hands-on leadership in a largely in-office environment. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to guide month-end activities, reconciliations, and audit-related preparation with confidence.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct month-end accounting activities, ensuring financial records are finalized accurately and within established deadlines.<br>• Maintain oversight of the general ledger and review entries to support complete and reliable financial reporting.<br>• Prepare and approve journal entries, account analyses, and supporting documentation for routine accounting transactions.<br>• Perform detailed account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and resolve outstanding balance issues promptly.<br>• Coordinate audit support by organizing financial schedules, responding to auditor requests, and validating supporting records.<br>• Evaluate current accounting procedures and recommend practical process improvements that strengthen control and consistency.<br>• Provide accounting guidance and operational oversight to help establish effective workflows and standard practices.<br>• Support a predominantly on-site team environment while managing records and documentation that rely heavily on paper-based files.
<p>Nick Corieri with Robert Half is looking for an Accounting Manager to oversee core financial operations for a well-known organization in Syracuse, New York. In addition to managing two staff on the accounting team, this role is responsible for maintaining accurate records, supporting timely reporting, and strengthening day-to-day accounting processes. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting experience, sound judgment, and the ability to manage reporting, reconciliations, and audit support in a fast-paced environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee month-end close activities and help ensure financial results are recorded accurately and delivered on schedule.</p><p>• Prepare and review monthly financial packages, annual budgeting materials, and supporting information for periodic reporting needs.</p><p>• Maintain the general ledger and related subledgers, including receivables, depreciation, operating costs, revenue allocations, and insurance-related records.</p><p>• Evaluate account classifications and journal entries to confirm proper coding and compliance with internal accounting standards.</p><p>• Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations, resolve discrepancies, and complete settlement-related accounting tasks.</p><p>• Compile schedules and documentation for external audits and assist with required financial statement support.</p><p>• Analyze operating results, cost trends, and revenue data to provide forecasts and recommendations that support business objectives.</p><p>• Lead and train accounting staff while processing and reviewing journal entries and other routine accounting transactions.</p><p>• Track monthly parking activity and billing while contributing to special financial analyses, reconciliations, and ad hoc reporting.</p><p>• Support budget development and help implement accounting controls, procedures, and system-related improvements across finance operations.</p><p><br></p><p>Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply directly to this job posting and contact Nick Corieri at Robert Half for more information.</p>