General Ledger Accountant

Job Title: General Ledger AccountantLocation: New York, NY 10281Duration: 3 months -Possible for extensionShift: M-F 8-5Summary:As a GL Accountant, you will be responsible for accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger. Responsible for the medium-to-complex accounting activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for developing financial statements and reports.What You'll Do:Analyze records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.Close month-end accounting books. Reconcile balance sheet and profit and loss statement.Prepare income statements, balance sheets and various other accounting statements or financial reports for field and management reference for mid-to-large size customers or markets including reconciliations & variance analysis.Analyze accounting variances and prepare variance explanation reports.Examine financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and principles.Create month-end accounting entries and reconcile discrepancies, posts to GL and reviews variances to budget.Other duties may be assigned.