Sr. Accountant

HB Staffing; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits after 30 days!

Weekly Paychecks!

Career coaching opportunities!

Job summary

HB Staffing in Culver City, CA, is seeking a Sr. Accountant to lead detailed reconciliation of general ledger accounts, support month-end and year-end closes, and assist with the city's annual financial audit.

The role requires strong Excel skills, GAAP knowledge, and experience with governmental accounting; schedule Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm, and a full-time contract arrangement.

Qualifications

• Strong GAAP knowledge and governmental accounting practices.
• Experience with reconciliations of complex general ledger accounts.
• Experience with municipal ERP/financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Handle detailed reconciliation of general ledger accounts, including balance sheet, revenue, expenditure, cash, receivable, payable, and other assigned accounts.
• Review account activity and supporting documentation to identify discrepancies, unreconciled balances, duplicate or incorrect postings, and other variances.
• Maintain an organized reconciliation tracker identifying accounts reviewed, outstanding issues, corrective actions, responsible parties, and completion status.
• Research historical transactions and determine the source of outstanding or unexplained balances.
• Coordinate with Finance staff and other City departments to obtain documentation and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Prepare reconciliation schedules and supporting workpapers documenting account balances, reconciling items, and recommended corrective actions.
• Assist with clearing aged or outstanding reconciling items.
• Prepare or recommend journal entries and other accounting adjustments necessary to correct identified discrepancies.
• Assist with reconciliation between subsidiary records/systems and the City's general ledger.
• Review general ledger activity for appropriate account classification, fund allocation, department coding, and accounting treatment.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, as needed.
• Assist with preparation of schedules and documentation necessary to support the City's annual financial audit.
• Perform other related accounting and financial analysis assignments as necessary to support completion of the reconciliation project.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

GAAP knowledge

Governmental accounting

Municipal ERP systems

Tools

Municipal ERP/financial systems

Job description

• Previous experience supporting financial audits and year-end closing activities is desirable.
• Experience researching and correcting historical accounting discrepancies.
• Significant experience performing complex general ledger and account reconciliations.

Position:

Sr. Accountant

Location:

Culver City, CA

Pay:

$40 to $42/hour

Experience

• Previous experience supporting financial audits and year-end closing activities is desirable.
• Experience researching and correcting historical accounting discrepancies.
• Significant experience performing complex general ledger and account reconciliations.

Type:

Full-time; Contract

Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Job Description

• Handle detailed reconciliation of general ledger accounts, including balance sheet, revenue, expenditure, cash, receivable, payable, and other assigned accounts.
• Review account activity and supporting documentation to identify discrepancies, unreconciled balances, duplicate or incorrect postings, and other variances.
• Maintain an organized reconciliation tracker identifying accounts reviewed, outstanding issues, corrective actions, responsible parties, and completion status.
• Research historical transactions and determine the source of outstanding or unexplained balances.
• Coordinate with Finance staff and other City departments to obtain documentation and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Prepare reconciliation schedules and supporting workpapers documenting account balances, reconciling items, and recommended corrective actions.
• Assist with clearing aged or outstanding reconciling items.
• Prepare or recommend journal entries and other accounting adjustments necessary to correct identified discrepancies.
• Assist with reconciliation between subsidiary records/systems and the City's general ledger.
• Review general ledger activity for appropriate account classification, fund allocation, department coding, and accounting treatment.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, as needed.
• Assist with preparation of schedules and documentation necessary to support the City's annual financial audit.
• Perform other related accounting and financial analysis assignments as necessary to support completion of the reconciliation project.

Position Requirements

• Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyze and reconcile large volumes of financial data.
• Experience with municipal ERP/financial systems is highly desirable.
• Strong governmental or fund accounting experience, preferably with a California local government or other public agency.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and governmental accounting practices.
• Ability to work independently, organize multiple reconciliation assignments, and document findings clearly.

Job Perks

• Health Benefits after 30 days!
• Weekly Paychecks!
• Career coaching opportunities!

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