Staff Accountant
CFS
Portland, OR
Staff Accountant
Location: Portland, OR
Salary: $65,000 - $72,000
About the Role
Our client is a well-known brand looking for a Staff Accountant to join their corporate finance team in Portland. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this position is a cornerstone for the daily financial operations of the company. It is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys a high-volume, fast-paced environment and wants to contribute to the legacy of a well-loved local organization.
Job Duties
- Reconcile General Ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and integrity in financial reporting.
- Assist the Accounts Payable team with invoice processing, payment preparation, and other essential AP functions.
- Manage sales representative sample transactions to track and record inventory movements.
- Perform daily cash reconciliations and record monthly accounting entries to keep financial records current.
- Execute assigned month-end close duties, ensuring all deadlines are met with high accuracy.
- Apply standard accounting principles and company policies to all daily tasks and special projects.
- Process and analyze high volumes of data to support business decision-making and logical recommendations.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
- 2+ years of accounting experience preferred.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including comfort with Vlookups, pivot tables, advanced sorting, and external references.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent analytical capabilities and a logical approach to problem-solving.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for effective team collaboration.
- A sense of urgency and high attention to detail in a deadline-driven environment.
Timing is everything. Whether you are aggressively in a job search or simply passive for the ideal position, we would like to have the chance to share our opportunities with you. We specialize in placement for accounting and finance professionals. Many of our positions are not posted on the internet. Please contact me for more information about this role as well as other opportunities.
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MaxSalary: USD72000
MinSalary: USD65000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.