Accounting Assistant

Pearl Law Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Full benefits

Professional development resources

Job summary

Pearl Law Group is seeking an Accounting Assistant in San Francisco, California. This role involves providing accounting support, including processing accounts payable, reconciling bank accounts, and maintaining accurate financial reports.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with at least 2 years in accounting or accounts payable roles. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in MS Excel are essential, along with effective communication abilities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years accounting or accounts payable experience.
• Ability to analyze and resolve issues independently.
• Familiarity with general ledger and reconciliation processes.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable checks timely and accurately.
• Maintain reports for monthly accounts payable reconciliations.
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit cards.

Skills

Highly organized

Effective interpersonal and communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Strong MS Excel skills

Proficient with MS Word and Outlook

Basic principles of accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

We offer competitive salaries and full benefits, along with an upscale (but unstuffy) downtown San Francisco office environment. We also provide all the resources you need to do superb work for our clients, including comprehensive libraries (online, software, and hard copy subscriptions), database software, extensive training and other investments for your continual professional development.

Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY

The Accounting Assistant provides accounting support including accounts payable processing, general ledger accounting, as well as cash and credit card reconciliations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide timely and accurate payment processing of accounts payable checks
• Develop and maintain reports and files for monthly accounts payable sub-ledger reconciliation
• Process immigration filing fee check requests to support US legal team
• Reconcile all bank accounts and corporate credit cards
• Prepare bank deposits for review and processing
• Maintain fixed asset ledger and depreciation schedule
• Develop and maintain reports and files on asset and liability account balances
• Post invoices to external client systems as required
• Generate financial reports as requested
• Perform ad hoc analyses as requested

SKILLS

• Highly organized with strong prioritization abilities
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to quickly analyze, interpret and resolve issues independently
• Strong attention to detail and a customer service focus
• Familiarity with the basic principles of accounting
• Strong MS Excel skills and general ledger knowledge
• Proficiency with MS Word and Outlook
• Ability to quickly learn multiple internal and external client systems
• Process-oriented viewpoint with ability to communicate recommendations for improvement

EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years accounting or accounts payable and reconciliation experience

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience