Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional looking to join a growing organization where you can make an immediate impact? Our client is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst to join its Corporate Accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment with exposure to lease accounting, financial reporting, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
This position offers high visibility, opportunities for career growth, and the chance to help streamline accounting processes within a dynamic organization.
What You'll Do:
- Prepare and record journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate variances.
- Review, maintain, and administer lease agreements in accordance with ASC 842.
- Assist with lease accounting activities, including lease modifications, renewals, and related accounting entries.
- Review landlord invoices, CAM reconciliations, and resolve landlord/tenant billing discrepancies.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure expenses are properly coded and reconciled.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities.
- Participate in financial reporting, audit support, and SOX compliance activities.
- Analyze accounting processes and identify opportunities for automation and process improvements.
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, finance, and other internal stakeholders.
- Assist with ad hoc accounting projects and special analyses as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of GAAP.
- Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842) preferred.
- Experience reviewing lease agreements, lease administration, or property accounting is highly desirable.
- Experience with CAM reconciliations, landlord invoices, or tenant billing is a plus.
- Strong general ledger, journal entry, and balance sheet reconciliation experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.).
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- CPA or public accounting experience is a plus but not required.
Preferred Experience:
- Lease accounting software experience.
- Property accounting or multi-location business experience.
- Experience supporting acquisitions or rapidly growing organizations.
- ERP system experience (Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains is a plus).
Why This Opportunity?
- Hybrid work schedule (Monday–Thursday onsite, Friday remote)
- Competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off and annual performance reviews
- Opportunity to join a collaborative accounting team with strong leadership visibility
- Exposure to a growing organization with ongoing acquisitions and opportunities for process improvement and career advancement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of GAAP
- Strong general ledger, journal entry, and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS)
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842)
- Experience reviewing lease agreements, lease administration, or property accounting
- Experience with CAM reconciliations, landlord invoices, or tenant billing
- CPA or public accounting experience
- Lease accounting software experience
- ERP system experience (Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains is a plus)
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).
