GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
We are seeking a Controller to join a reputable professional services company with our client in Bakersfield. As the Controller, you will play a vital role in overseeing and managing the accounting and financial operations of the company including general accounting, reporting, property accounting, internal controls, budgetary controls, and more.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate month-end and year-end financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate preparation of financial statements
- Maintain the firm’s chart of accounts and ensure all financial records are kept in accordance with GAAP
- Support tax planning and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax filings
- Lead the development of the firm’s annual budget and manage monthly analyses, identifying variances and providing explanations
- Oversee cost accounting procedures and the preparation of statistical and regular reports to monitor financial performance.
- Supervise the firm’s 401k program, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing annual audits, and facilitating quarterly committee meetings.
- Conduct analyses of economic, business, and financial trends to evaluate their impact on the firm’s policies and operations.
- Contribute to the firm’s strategic planning efforts
- Oversee software upgrades and assess the firm’s financial and accounting system needs.
- Perform additional duties as required, supporting the firm’s overall operations and objectives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
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GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
