Accountant

CV Resources, Inc.; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CV Resources, Inc. is seeking an Accountant to join the finance team in Oakland. You will handle payroll, accounts payable, and cash receipts, and support timekeeping accuracy and month-end close activities. The position offers a salary of 80k-90k DOE.

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will review timekeeping, maintain payroll data with HR, and assist with reconciliations and audits, while helping to improve financial systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Payroll experience or CPP designation required.
• ADP payroll and timekeeping experience preferred.
• Experience with project-based accounting software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review timekeeping entries for payroll accuracy.
• Partner with HR to maintain payroll data integrity.
• Process semi-monthly payroll and related entries on time.
• Research and resolve payroll questions from managers and employees.
• Prepare monthly closing entries and reconciliations.
• Help develop and improve financial systems and processes.
• Build ad hoc financial and operational reports and analyses.
• Support year-end audit requirements; assist with reconciliations.

Skills

Payroll processing

CPP designation

ADP timekeeping

Excel proficiency

System implementation

Communication skills

Discretion

Attention to detail

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ADP payroll system

Project-based accounting software

Job description

CV Resources is partnering with an established, growing organization to find an Accountant to join its finance team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will handle payroll, accounts payable, and cash receipts, and support timekeeping accuracy and month-end close activities. Salary 80k-90k DOE.

Reports To: Accounting Manager

What You’ll Do

• Review and analyze timekeeping entries each pay period to ensure accuracy before interfacing with payroll
• Partner with Human Resources to maintain the integrity of payroll data
• Process semi‑monthly payroll and related accounting entries accurately and on time
• Process special payrolls, including manual checks, as needed
• Research and resolve timekeeping and payroll questions from managers and employees
• Prepare monthly closing entries and reconciliations
• Help develop and improve financial systems and processes
• Build ad hoc financial and operational reports and special project analyses
• Support year-end audit requirements, including research and reconciliation
• Back up Accounts Payable and Cash Receipts, including:
• Processing vendor invoices and employee expense and mileage reports
• Ensuring proper project and GL coding and keeping vendor records complete
• Uploading check information to the bank for payment authentication before issuing and distribution
• Processing credit card charges from bank downloads and confirming backup documentation
• Maintaining organized paper and electronic vendor files
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Payroll experience or a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation (required)
• ADP payroll and timekeeping experience (preferred)
• Experience with project-based accounting software (a plus)
• Strong PC skills and high proficiency in Excel
• Ability to learn new systems quickly; system implementation experience is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present information and answer questions from employees and managers professionally and diplomatically
• Discretion with confidential information
• Detail-oriented and disciplined, with highly accurate work under tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and use sound judgment within established guidelines
• Strong work ethic and a collaborative approach
• Ability to analyze, investigate, and correct payroll, timekeeping, and accounting entries