Accounting Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Stable work environment

Professional growth opportunities

Supportive team culture

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Santa Barbara, CA seeks an Accounting Specialist to join a growing team. This full-time, temp-to-hire position is ideal for someone who enjoys numbers, accurate records, and supporting essential finance operations.

You will assist payroll, AP, AR, reconciliations, reporting support, and general accounting administration, with a collaborative culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Support daily accounting operations including payroll, AP, AR, and reconciliations.
• Assist with invoice processing, customer billing, vendor payments, and collections follow-up.
• Maintain accurate financial records and support month-end accounting activities.
• Provide administrative and financial support to the accounting team.
• 1–2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, or accounting assistant experience preferred.
• Experience with payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information.
• Excellent communication, follow-up, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Process and assist with weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly payroll activities.
• Manage accounts payable functions, including invoice entry, matching, coding, and vendor payment support.
• Handle accounts receivable tasks, including customer invoicing, payment tracking, and collections follow-up.
• Reconcile bank statements, credit cards, and accounting records to ensure accuracy.
• Assist with month-end close activities, financial reporting, and documentation maintenance.
• Respond to vendor and customer inquiries related to invoices, payments, and account details.

Skills

Payroll

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Reconciliations

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Specialist to join a growing team in Santa Barbara, CA. This full-time, temp-to-hire opportunity is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working with numbers, maintaining accurate records, and supporting essential finance operations.

In this role, you will assist with payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, reporting support, and general accounting administration. The work environment offers stability, supportive teamwork, professional growth opportunities, and leadership that values accuracy, reliability, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and assist with weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly payroll activities.


• Manage accounts payable functions, including invoice entry, matching, coding, and vendor payment support.


• Handle accounts receivable tasks, including customer invoicing, payment tracking, and collections follow-up.


• Reconcile bank statements, credit cards, and accounting records to ensure accuracy.


• Assist with month-end close activities, financial reporting, and documentation maintenance.


• Respond to vendor and customer inquiries related to invoices, payments, and account details.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $22.00 to $28.00 per hour, depending on experience.


• Job type: Temp-to-hire.


• Schedule: Full-time.


• Location: Santa Barbara, CA.


• Competitive pay.


• Stable work environment.


• Professional growth opportunities.


• Supportive team culture.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Support daily accounting operations, including payroll, AP, AR, and reconciliations.


• Assist with invoice processing, customer billing, vendor payments, and collections follow-up.


• Maintain accurate financial records and support month-end accounting activities.


• Provide administrative and financial support to the accounting team.


• 1 to 2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, or accounting assistant experience preferred.


• Experience with payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processing.


• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial procedures.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting software.


• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.


• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information.


• Excellent communication, follow-up, and problem‑solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 or more years of accounting, bookkeeping, or accounting assistant experience.


• Prior experience supporting month‑end close activities and financial reporting.


• Experience working in a stable office, finance, or administrative accounting environment.


• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative accounting team.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E‑Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E‑Verify program: https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment‑qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.