Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant – Full-Time Engagement Professional Job Title: Senior Accountant Practice: Full-Time Engagement Professionals Location: San Mateo County / Silicon Valley / Peninsula (Hybrid & Onsite Opportunities) Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried Company: Robert Half

About the Role Looking to expand your experience beyond a traditional accounting position while maintaining the stability of full-time employment? Robert Half's Full-Time Engagement Professionals (FTEP) practice offers the best of both worlds. As a Senior Accountant, you will be a salaried employee of Robert Half, partnering with a variety of clients to support critical accounting initiatives, backfill key team members, navigate periods of growth, and drive process improvements. Assignments may range from month-end close support to ERP implementations, audit readiness, and special projects. This role is ideal for accounting professionals who enjoy solving business challenges, learning new systems, and becoming a trusted advisor to clients. What You'll Do

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Prepare and post complex journal entries and accruals
• Perform account reconciliations and balance sheet analyses
• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules
• Maintain and analyze general ledger activity
• Support annual financial statement audits and regulatory audits
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Drive process improvements and strengthen internal controls
• Support ERP implementations, system conversions, and optimization projects
• Identify accounting issues and provide recommendations to leadership
• Partner with cross-functional departments to improve financial operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and month-end close processes
• Experience preparing financial statements and account analyses
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS)
• Experience with major ERP systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Workday, Sage, or Intacct
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to new environments and business processes

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CPA candidate
• Public accounting experience
• Multi-entity or multi-location accounting experience
• ERP implementation or system migration experience
• Revenue recognition, fixed assets, and inventory accounting experience
• Experience supporting audits and regulatory compliance

Why Join Robert Half FTEP?

• Stability + Variety
• Enjoy the security of a full-time salary while gaining exposure to a variety of industries, business models, and accounting systems.
• Accelerated Professional Growth
• Develop new skills through diverse client engagements, special projects, and leadership opportunities.
• Meaningful Client Impact
• Help organizations navigate growth, acquisitions, system implementations, audits, staffing gaps, and process improvements.

Competitive Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off and holidays
• Ongoing technical and professional development
• Access to Robert Half's extensive client network

Ideal Candidate The successful Senior Accountant thrives in changing environments, learns quickly, builds relationships easily, and enjoys solving problems. They are technically strong, highly professional, and can make an immediate impact while representing Robert Half as a trusted accounting partner.