Senior Accountant

Continental Finance Company; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Finance Company, a growing financial technology firm in Los Angeles, seeks a Senior Accountant to support its accounting team. The role focuses on maintaining the general ledger, ensuring GAAP compliance, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes.

The ideal candidate brings a bachelor’s in accounting and 3+ years of cash reconciliation experience, with strong Excel and communication skills to interact with management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
• Minimum 1 year of credit card or financial services experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience reconciling cash accounts.
• Proficiency in accounting principles and best practices; experience with P&Ls, balance sheets, and income statements is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and advanced Excel).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Accounting Managers & Controller with day-to-day, monthly, and year-end operations of the Accounting Department.
• Process accounts payable transactions and ensure invoices and staff reimbursements are paid accurately and in accordance with policies.
• Process allocations of functional and benefits expenses, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation and adjusting/reclassification entries as needed.
• Perform general ledger reconciliations and analyses, including bank statements, fixed assets, employee benefits costs, accruals, and prepaid expenses.
• Verify data accuracy from vendors and internal reports.
• Prepare general ledger entries and maintain records; reconcile accounts.
• Streamline and automate accounting procedures by analyzing current processes and making recommendations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Come join a growing financial technology company that’s leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a Senior Accountant to support our Accounting team.

The Senior Accountant will support the overall maintenance and administration of the General Ledger accounts and business transactions of the organization, applying the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Essential Functions:

• Assist the Accounting Managers & Controller with the day-to-day, monthly, and year-end operations of the Accounting Department.
• Perform the processing and recording of accounts payable transactions and ensure that all invoices and staff reimbursements are paid accurately and in accordance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Perform the processing of functional and benefits expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation and recording of adjusting and reclassification journal entries, if necessary.
• Perform general accounts analysis and reconciliations, including bank statements, fixed assets, employer’s benefit costs, accruals, and prepaid expenses.
• Verify the accuracy of data received from vendors and internal company reports.
• Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts.
• Streamline and automate accounting procedures by analyzing current processes and recommending changes.
  
• Performing other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum 1 year of credit card or financial services experience required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience reconciling cash accounts required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in accounting principles and best practices. Experience with P&Ls, balance sheets, & income statements a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, and advanced Excel).
• High level of interpersonal skills with demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to clearly communicate issues to all levels of management.

Why Continental Finance?

Continental Finance Company (the “CFC”) is one of America’s leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less-than-perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state-of-the-art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first. We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer.

CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

CFC is seeking bright, energetic individuals that will help us grow and develop together! We uphold a promise to treat our employees with the same care and concern as we do our customers. We offer all employees competitive compensation and benefits in an exciting, fast-paced business casual environment.

CFC offers a hybrid work schedule which includes three (3) core days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two (2) remote workdays (Monday and Friday)

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