Staff Accountant

Gilder Search Group; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Sick pay

Job summary

Hoxton Circle has partnered with a local client to hire a solid part-time temporary Accountant with strong government accounting skills to hit the ground running in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on accurate reconciliations and supporting audit readiness.

Key duties include GASB fund accounting, payroll liability reconciliations, and assembling documentation for the annual audit. The assignment runs about 2 months with a possible extension and includes medical benefits and sick pay.

Qualifications

• GASB government accounting experience is required.
• Fund accounting experience across general funds, infrastructure, governmental funds, and enterprise funds.
• Must be able to pass a standard 7-year background check (misdemeanor/felony and Social Security trace).

Responsibilities

• Reconciles liability accounts related to payroll, ensuring accurate remittance to correct accounts.
• Reconciles accounts receivable for a limited number of recurring customers (e.g., fire department, utility billing).
• Reconciles deposit liability accounts tied to public works and construction projects.
• Prepares PBC schedules and supporting documentation for the annual external audit.
• Works on general ledger activity and Track It; reconciles sub-ledger activities.
• Uses Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) for reconciliation and reporting.

Skills

GASB Government accounting

Fund accounting

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hoxton Circle has partnered with a local client that needs some a solid part-time temporary Accountant with good government accounting skills to hit the ground running. The job will come with medical benefits and sick pay available last about 2 months with the possibility to extend.

Main Responsibilities

• Reconciles liability accounts related to payroll, including employee deductions, ensuring amounts recorded in the general ledger are zeroed out once remitted and confirming remittance to the correct accounts
• Reconciles accounts receivable for a limited number of recurring customers, such as fire department and utility billing, including pass-through billing arrangements like shared sewer services
• Reconciles deposit liability accounts tied to public works and construction projects, including contractor deposits collected at project start and refunds issued upon completion
• Prepares PBC (prepared-by-client) schedules and supporting documentation for the annual external audit, including pulling transactions and backup documentation for items selected for testing
• Works on general ledger activity and Track It for transactional, sub-ledger level activity such as permitting, and helps reconcile the two systems
• Uses Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, for reconciliation and reporting work

Requirements:

• GASB Government accounting experience
• Fund accounting experience, including general funds, infrastructure, governmental funds, business-type funds, and enterprise funds
• Must be able to pass a standard 7-year background check (misdemeanor/felony and Social Security trace)

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