Raymond James · 13 hours ago
Staff Accountant
St. Petersburg, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expRaymond James is a financial services firm seeking a Staff Accountant to support their financial controlling department. The role involves preparing financial statements, budget forecasts, and conducting financial analysis to assist in the operational and strategic management of the company.
BankingFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyInsuranceWealth Management
Responsibilities
Researches and implements applicable FASB statements and interpretations
Uses general ledger accounting software to prepare financial statements and reports for internal use
Prepares general ledger entries on a daily basis
Maintains policy and procedures manuals
Analyzes general ledger accounts to identify unusual or irregular transactions and makes recommendations to resolve
Reconciles general ledger accounts, prepares analyses and completes other monthly general ledger closing procedures
Prepares reports of financial information for management
Prepares financial statement variances
Prepares information and responds to internal/external auditor inquiries
Identifies potential process improvements to increase efficiency in processing or analyzing financial information
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Accounting
Fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures
Accrual based accounting practices
Accounting software packages or ability to learn specific applications
Principles of banking and finance and securities industry operations
Skill in analyzing and resolving balance discrepancies
Skill in reviewing and interpreting financial information
Skill in identifying unusual transaction and accounting discrepancies
Skill in preparing financial statements and management reports
Skill in operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets and databases
Ability to identify and recommend changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances
Ability to identify and recommend solutions to moderately complex accounting problems
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels
Ability to organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment
Ability to provide a high level of customer service
Preferred
Typically zero (0) to two (2) years' experience preferred
Bachelor's: Business Administration
Bachelor's: Finance
Company
Raymond James
Raymond James provides a range of investment banking services focused on the telecommunications and communications sectors.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1983-07-01IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Shoukry
Chief Executive Officer
James Sickling
COO - Fixed Income
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