Kforce has a client in Clearwater, FL that is seeking a Junior Accountant. Summary: In this role, the Junior Accountant will play a crucial role in our financial operations by performing daily and monthly accounting processes and transactions. Your responsibilities will include completing various account analyses and reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies that impact financial statements, and providing analytical support to various departments. Responsibilities: * Performs daily and monthly accounting processes and transactions * Completes various account analyses and/or account reconciliations * Identifies, researches, resolves and escalates issues (e.g. variances) impacting financial statements * Performs and conducts various account analyses and reconciliations * Performs monthly journal entries * Provides financial/analytical support to various departments * Calculates month-end accruals * Researches and corrects issues and variances * Assist in the collection and dissemination of financial information * Assists in month-end close and the preparation of month-end deliverables * Resolves and escalates issues to management in a timely manner * Identifies and executes opportunities for process improvements and acts as a change agent * Identifies areas of risk/exposure and presents/identifies alternative solutions * Meets attendance and punctuality standard * Develops knowledge of resources necessary for guidance when applicable * Identifies issues that require escalation and apply appropriate level of escalation * Assimilates research data from a variety of sources * Analyzes and recommends appropriate courses of action to take * Performs additional duties as assigned