39231 | Staff Accountant (Cash Reconciliation Project)

Overview

This contract Staff Accountant role supports a cash reconciliation cleanup project for a hospitality technology organization that provides technology and managed services to hotels (including internet/Wi‑Fi, voice, contact center, and managed IT solutions).

The primary objective is to clean up approximately one year of unreconciled activity within a large money market account—tying bank activity back to the general ledger and ensuring balances are accurate and properly supported.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile approximately one year of historical activity within a large money market account
• Tie bank statements and transaction activity back to the general ledger
• Identify, research, and resolve discrepancies and outstanding reconciling items
• Ensure cash balances are accurate and properly supported
• Perform detailed bank and cash reconciliations
• Research historical transactions and determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Assist with cleaning up the organization’s existing cash reconciliation process
• Support the transition toward utilizing the NetSuite cash reconciliation module
• Work with the accounting team to ensure historical activity is properly documented
• Assist with additional reconciliations, accounting cleanup, and general accounting projects following completion of the initial project

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience performing bank and cash reconciliations
• Solid understanding of general ledger accounting
• Experience researching and resolving discrepancies and outstanding items
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work through historical accounting data
• Comfortable working independently on a defined cleanup project
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and processes
• Comfortable working remotely and managing project deadlines independently

Preferred Qualifications

• NetSuite experience

Compensation & Benefits

• $35–$37/hour, based on experience
• Employment Type: Contract

Location

• Chicago, Illinois (Remote)