Senior Accountant Consultant (Part-Time)

Vaco by Highspring; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a motivated Senior Accountant Consultant in Irvine, CA for a part-time role (~24-32 hours per week, with 40 hours during month-end close). You will manage journal entries, close processes, GL integrity, reconciliations, and property/corporate segments in Yardi, plus depreciation, intercompany, and tax reporting support.

The role requires 5+ years of accounting experience, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, and proficiency with Excel, Yardi, and Lacerte.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Property accounting, real estate accounting, or corporate accounting experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries including accruals, prepaids, payroll, and other adjusting entries.
• Assist in monthly and year-end close processes.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Review GL activity and prepare trial balance workpapers.
• Analyze balances and prepare reconciliations.
• Ensure timely recording of financial transactions.
• Create and maintain property and corporate entity segments in Yardi.
• Manage fixed asset schedules and monthly depreciation entries.
• Maintain prepaid expense schedules and amortization entries.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts and prepare journal entries.
• Review AP invoice coding and support weekly payments.
• Review employee expenses and related entries.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and related entries.
• Calculate line of credit interest expense and loan paydown requests.
• Prepare lender compliance and covenant reporting packages.
• Monitor financing activities and reporting compliance.
• Prepare tax filings documentation (property, partner tax).
• Track new entities in tax reporting systems.

Skills

Confidential information handling

Excel skills

Yardi software

Lacerte software

Financial reporting experience

Month-end close experience

Strong attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Yardi

Lacerte

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant Consultant to join our accounting team. This is a part-time position, working approximately 24-32 hours per week under normal business operations. candidates will work 40 hours during month-end close periods to ensure timely completion of accounting and financial reporting responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Prepare monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, and other adjusting entries.
• Assist in the monthly and year-end financial close process.
• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Review general ledger activity and prepare supporting trial balance workpapers.
• Analyze account balances and prepare account reconciliations.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Create and maintain property and corporate entity segments within Yardi.
• Manage fixed asset schedules and prepare monthly depreciation entries.
• Maintain prepaid expense schedules and prepare related amortization entries.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts and prepare associated journal entries.
• Review accounts payable invoice coding and support weekly payment processing.
• Review and approve employee expense reports and prepare related entries through Navan.
• Prepare all corporate bank reconciliations and related accounting entries.
• Calculate line of credit interest expense and prepare loan paydown requests.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly lender compliance and covenant reporting packages.
• Monitor financing activities and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
• Prepare documentation related to business personal property tax filings.
• Prepare general partner tax workpapers and tax returns utilizing Lacerte software.
• Track newly formed entities and establish them within tax reporting systems.
• Assist with annual financial statement audits and provide supporting documentation.
• Support external auditors with requested schedules and analysis.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of Yardi property management software.
• Experience with Lacerte tax software.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Property accounting, real estate accounting, or corporate accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience preparing financial statements, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.

Senior Accountant (Part-Time)

Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant Consultant to join our accounting team. This is a part-time position, working approximately 24-32 hours per week under normal business operations. candidates will work 40 hours during month-end close periods to ensure timely completion of accounting and financial reporting responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Prepare monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, payroll, and other adjusting entries.
• Assist in the monthly and year-end financial close process.
• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Review general ledger activity and prepare supporting trial balance workpapers.
• Analyze account balances and prepare account reconciliations.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of financial transactions.

• Create and maintain property and corporate entity segments within Yardi.
• Manage fixed asset schedules and prepare monthly depreciation entries.
• Maintain prepaid expense schedules and prepare related amortization entries.
• Reconcile intercompany accounts and prepare associated journal entries.
• Review accounts payable invoice coding and support weekly payment processing.
• Review and approve employee expense reports and prepare related entries through Navan.

• Prepare all corporate bank reconciliations and related accounting entries.
• Calculate line of credit interest expense and prepare loan paydown requests.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly lender compliance and covenant reporting packages.
• Monitor financing activities and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.

• Prepare documentation related to business personal property tax filings.
• Prepare general partner tax workpapers and tax returns utilizing Lacerte software.
• Track newly formed entities and establish them within tax reporting systems.
• Assist with annual financial statement audits and provide supporting documentation.
• Support external auditors with requested schedules and analysis.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Working knowledge of Yardi property management software.
• Experience with Lacerte tax software.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Property accounting, real estate accounting, or corporate accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience preparing financial statements, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).