GHJ Search & Staffing is partnering with a growing, established organization in West Los Angeles seeking a Senior Accountant to join its accounting and finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys a hands-on role, wants broader exposure, and is interested in working closely with senior finance leadership.
The Senior Accountant will support a variety of accounting and reporting activities, including month-end close, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, billing, reconciliations, audit support, and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and closing entries
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
- Maintain and review general ledger accounts for accuracy and completeness
- Support client billing, invoicing, accounts receivable, and related calculations
- Review accounts payable activity and support payment processing
- Prepare bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with annual audit and tax requests
- Perform financial analysis and ad hoc reporting
- Research accounting matters as needed
- Document and improve accounting procedures, reports, and internal processes
- Partner with the Controller and other members of the finance team on ongoing initiatives
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles
- Experience with month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Strong Excel and analytical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, curious, and comfortable working in a hands-on environment
Preferred Experience:
- Public accounting/audit experience or a combination of public and corporate accounting
- CPA or progress toward CPA designation
- Experience with NetSuite or another large ERP
- Financial services or other complex corporate accounting experience
- Experience improving accounting processes, reporting, or systems
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles
- Experience with month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Strong Excel and analytical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, curious, and comfortable working in a hands-on environment
- Public accounting or audit experience, or a combination of public and corporate accounting
- CPA or progress toward CPA designation
- Experience with NetSuite or another large ERP
- Financial services or other complex corporate accounting experience
- Experience improving accounting processes, reporting, or systems
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).
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