Accounting Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Sick pay

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an Accounting Specialist for our Vancouver, WA public sector accounting team. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience and enjoys detailed reconciliations, accounts receivable processing, general ledger work, and supporting accurate financial reporting.

The role provides a structured, mission-focused environment with collaborative leadership and opportunities to contribute to essential financial operations within a public service setting.

Qualifications

• Process accounts receivable transactions, cash receipts, and revenue-related accounting activity.
• Prepare journal entries, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and support month-end and year-end close.
• Audit cash collection reports and reconcile sales or revenue reports for accuracy.
• Assist with accounts payable invoice processing and financial reporting support.

Responsibilities

• Process daily accounts receivable activity, including cash receipts data entry and revenue transactions.
• Audit cash collection reports, reconcile sales reports, and research discrepancies.
• Prepare and enter general ledger journal entries in accordance with accounting standards.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, identify variances, and support accurate financial reporting.
• Manage fare revenue system reporting and help ensure data integrity.
• Assist with accounts payable invoice processing and monthly and year-end close activities.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Journal entries

Reconciliation

GAAP

Financial reporting

Microsoft Excel

Workday ERP

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Workday ERP

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Accounting Specialist for a public sector accounting team in Vancouver, WA. This role is ideal for an accounting professional with 3 to 5 years of experience who enjoys detailed reconciliations, accounts receivable processing, general ledger work, and supporting accurate financial reporting.

The Accounting Specialist will work in a structured, mission-focused environment with a collaborative team and supportive accounting leadership. This is a strong opportunity for someone who values stability, teamwork, clear processes, and contributing to essential financial operations within a public service setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Process daily accounts receivable activity, including cash receipts data entry and revenue transactions.
• Audit cash collection reports, reconcile sales reports, and research discrepancies.
• Prepare and enter general ledger journal entries in accordance with accounting standards.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, identify variances, and support accurate financial reporting.
• Manage fare revenue system reporting and help ensure data integrity.
• Assist with accounts payable invoice processing and monthly and year-end close activities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary range provided: $75,000 to $80,000 per year.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Location: Vancouver, WA.
• Target fill date: ASAP

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Process accounts receivable transactions, cash receipts, and revenue-related accounting activity.
• Prepare journal entries, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and support month-end and year-end close.
• Audit cash collection reports and reconcile sales or revenue reports for accuracy.
• Assist with accounts payable invoice processing and financial reporting support.

• 3 to 5 years of accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Working knowledge of GAAP accounting standards.
• Understanding of financial statement components.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Experience using computerized financial applications.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to identify variances, research discrepancies, and communicate findings clearly.
• Must have passed a background check prior to submission or consideration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Workday ERP.
• Accounting experience in a government, public sector, transit, or highly regulated environment.
• Experience supporting fare revenue, cash collection, or high-volume revenue reconciliation processes.

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.