Key Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Close
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and general ledger activity
- Assist with preparation of financial statements and management reports
- Perform variance analysis and provide financial insights to firm leadership
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and firm accounting policies
- Trust & Legal Accounting
- Oversee client trust (IOLTA) accounts and ensure compliance with State Bar regulations
- Reconcile trust accounts and monitor client retainers
- Coordinate billing, collections, and revenue recognition processes
- Assist with contingency fee and matter-based accounting as applicable
- Operational Accounting
- Manage fixed assets, accruals, and prepaid expenses
- Support accounts payable and payroll processing
- Assist with partner compensation calculations and distributions
- Maintain internal controls and recommend process improvements
- Audit & Compliance
- Support annual audit and tax preparation processes
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal reporting requirements
- Maintain proper documentation and accounting records
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred
- Knowledge of trust accounting and IOLTA compliance preferred
- Strong understanding of GAAP
- CPA or CPA-eligible preferred
- Proficiency in accounting systems (Elite, Aderant, or similar legal billing software preferred)
- Advanced Excel skills
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred
- Knowledge of trust accounting and IOLTA compliance preferred
- Strong understanding of GAAP
- CPA or CPA-eligible preferred
- Proficiency in accounting systems (Elite, Aderant, or similar legal billing software preferred)
- 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).
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