Accounting Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Temecula, CA seeks an Accounting Operations Specialist to manage high-volume financial tasks, support month-end close, and improve department workflows. You will help build scalable training resources and SOPs while partnering across teams to ensure accuracy and controls.

This role suits detail-oriented professionals who own their work, communicate clearly, and help make processes more efficient.

Qualifications

• High-volume accounting experience.
• Process improvement and SOP development experience.
• Training material creation and delivery experience.
• Documentation and standardization of processes.
• Cross-functional collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile financial and banking accounts, prepare journal entries, and assist with month-end and year-end close procedures.
• Support daily accounting operations including reconciliations, data entry, vendor communication, reporting, banking, accounts payable, payroll, and financial documentation.
• Research and resolve discrepancies while ensuring compliance with policies and internal controls.
• Develop, update, and standardize SOPs, training materials, reference guides, and simplified process instructions.
• Provide onboarding and ongoing training for new and existing employees on procedures, systems, and department workflows.
• Support special projects, process improvement initiatives, cross-training, and departmental coverage during absences.

Skills

High-volume accounting

Process improvement

Training

Documentation

Cross-functional support

Job description

Job Summary

A fast-paced corporate office in Temecula, CA is seeking an Accounting Operations Specialist for a direct hire opportunity. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys high-volume financial work, process improvement, training, documentation, and cross-functional support.

The Accounting Operations Specialist will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end and year-end close, reconciling accounts, improving department workflows, and helping build scalable training resources and SOPs. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants long-term stability, supportive leadership, a collaborative team environment, and the chance to become a trusted resource within a growing accounting department.

This position is well suited for a dependable, detail-oriented professional who takes ownership, communicates clearly, works well in a fast-paced setting, and enjoys helping people and processes become more efficient.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile financial and banking accounts, prepare journal entries, and assist with month-end and year-end close procedures.
• Support daily accounting operations including reconciliations, data entry, vendor communication, reporting, banking, accounts payable, payroll, and financial documentation.
• Research and resolve discrepancies while maintaining compliance with company policies, accounting principles, internal controls, and confidentiality standards.
• Develop, update, and standardize SOPs, training materials, reference guides, and simplified process instructions for corporate and field users.
• Provide onboarding and ongoing training for new and existing employees on procedures, systems, and department workflows.
• Support special projects, process improvement initiatives, cross-training efforts, and departmental coverage during employee absences.

Compensation and Benefits

• Direct hire opportunity.
• Location: Temecula, CA.
• Compensation: $65,000 to $75,000 per year.
• Standard schedule: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
• Health insurance offered within 60 days of employment, including medical, dental, vision, and chiropractic care.
• 40 hours of vacation begins accruing after 6 months of employment.
• 40 hours of paid sick leave accrues per California law.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) eligibility after completion of 1 year of employment.
• $25,000 employee life insurance policy.
• Employee dining card for 50% off meals with immediate family.
• 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.

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.

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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.