Key Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Close
- Oversee and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
- Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reports
- Ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP
- Lead financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting processes
- Present financial results and insights to executive leadership
- Multi-Entity Accounting
- Manage accounting operations across multiple entities, ensuring proper intercompany transactions and consolidations
- Oversee general ledger integrity and chart of accounts structure
- Ensure accurate entity-level and consolidated reporting
- Banking & Cash Management
- Manage and maintain banking relationships
- Oversee cash flow management, forecasting, and treasury functions
- Negotiate banking services, credit facilities, and related agreements
- Monitor covenant compliance where applicable
- Insurance & Risk Management
- Manage annual insurance renewals including general liability, workers’ compensation, property, and other corporate policies
- Serve as primary liaison with brokers and carriers
- Evaluate coverage levels and recommend risk mitigation strategies
- Payroll & Compliance
- Oversee payroll processing and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
- Ensure timely and accurate payroll tax filings and reporting
- Maintain internal controls related to payroll and benefits
- Leadership & Operations
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff
- Develop and strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures
- Coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors
- Drive process improvements and system enhancements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with leadership responsibility
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
- Proven experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidations
- Experience managing banking relationships and treasury functions
- Experience overseeing insurance renewals and risk management
- Strong payroll oversight experience
- CPA preferred
- Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel skills
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with leadership responsibility
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
- Proven experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidations
- Experience managing banking relationships and treasury functions
- Experience overseeing insurance renewals and risk management
- Strong payroll oversight experience
- CPA preferred
- Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel skills
What We Do
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).
