Staff Accountant

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Santa Monica, CA
In-Office
65K-75K Annually
Junior
Financial Services
The Role
The Staff Accountant will ensure accurate financial reporting, manage vendor payments, maintain general ledger activity, and support grant and program accounting for a nonprofit organization.
Summary Generated by Built In
GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.

Are you an accountant who wants your work to mean something? Join a mission-driven organization that’s changing lives every day. Our client, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit dedicated to ending family homelessness, is seeking a Staff Accountant to support their growing Finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented accounting professional who’s looking to combine technical skill with purpose. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and grant tracking, while supporting programs that provide families with housing stability and long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process vendor invoices and payments, ensuring proper coding and documentation
  • Maintain accurate general ledger activity, including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Assist with month-end close and financial reporting
  • Record donations, ACH deposits, and contributions in coordination with the Development team
  • Support grant and program accounting, ensuring expenses align with funding allocations
  • Maintain organized digital and physical files to support audits and compliance reviews
  • Assist with budget preparation, agency monitoring visits, and other special projects

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 2+ years of accounting experience (nonprofit preferred)
  • Strong proficiency with Excel and general comfort with accounting systems
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Clear, professional communication skills and a collaborative spirit
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities

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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).

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