Junior Accountant

PM2CM; Monterey Park (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in California is seeking an Accounting Assistant to support the Accounting Manager with financial analyses and vendor payments for the Bond Program. The role requires expertise in accounting, strong communication skills, and the ability to navigate business enterprise software. Ideal candidates will have 3 years of experience and a bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 3 years of accounting work experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Accounting Manager with financial analyses for the Bond Program.
• Prepare and review vendor files for payments.
• Reconcile financial accounts and analyze monthly reports.

Skills

Communication

Trend Analysis

Report Creation

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Business enterprise software

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

• Assist Accounting Manager with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program.
• Prepare and/or review vendor files or other supporting documentation for vendor payments.
• Conduct regular review and analysis of detailed transactions residing in the Bond program accounting software (Deltek Costpoint).
• Assist Accounting Manager in identifying errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies.
• Develop new reports to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures.
• Review Bond Program invoices and process approved payables per accounting procedures.
• Enter invoice payment requests into program accounting software.
• Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies and resolve expeditiously.
• Reconcile financial accounts. Assist in processing of general contractor’s payment analysis.
• Analyze monthly accounting reports in order to maintain expenditure controls.
• Work directly with outside team members on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters.
• Prepare and process journal entries.
• Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters.
• Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regard to payment requests.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Good communication and presentation skills.

• 3 years of accounting work experience.
• Bachelor's degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Ability to work with business enterprise software.
• Ability to perform historical trend analysis.
• Ability to create and analyze reports.