GHJ

Senior Staff Accountant

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Bakersfield, CA

In-Office

60K-75K Annually

Junior

Financial Services

The Role

The Senior Staff Accountant will maintain financial records, support month-end close, assist with audits, and improve accounting processes.

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What’s Offered

3 weeks of paid time off (PTO)

Full benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision

4% 401(k) match

Opportunity for advancement

Family-friendly work environment that supports work-life balance

Position Overview

A growing organization within the agriculture industry is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Senior Staff Accountant to join its accounting team. This role plays a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close, and contributing to continuous process improvements. The ideal candidate enjoys a collaborative, family-friendly work environment and is looking for long-term growth and advancement.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and review general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and journal entries

Assist with month-end and year-end close processes in accordance with GAAP

Support financial reporting, including balance sheets, income statements, and internal management reports

Analyze variances and investigate discrepancies related to operating expenses and inventory

Assist with audits, tax preparation support, and compliance reporting

Partner with operations and management to improve accounting processes and internal controls

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, preferred not required

2+ years of accounting experience.

Strong understanding of GAAP and general ledger accounting

Proficiency with accounting systems and Excel

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

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Top Skills

Accounting Systems

Excel

Gaap

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The Company

HQ: Los Angeles, CA

997 Employees

Year Founded: 1953

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).