Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join our team in Los Angles, California on a Contract basis. This role will play a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting close activities, and ensuring day-to-day accounting operations run smoothly. The ideal candidate brings strong general ledger expertise, sound reconciliation skills, and the ability to work effectively across payroll, revenue, and accounts processes.

Responsibilities:
• Create and record journal entries to maintain complete and accurate general ledger activity.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit card transactions, and other balance sheet accounts on a recurring basis.
• Contribute to month-end close by preparing supporting schedules, reviewing activity, and resolving variances.
• Track and post accruals, deferred revenue, and other adjusting entries in alignment with accounting requirements.
• Review transaction coding for accuracy and correct classification across financial records.
• Support payment approval workflows and help ensure timely processing of bills and disbursements.
• Assist with bi-weekly payroll activities, including related payroll and employee benefits journal entries.
• Import financial information into Aplos and help maintain clean, reliable accounting data across systems.
• Monitor incoming revenue from cash, card, and electronic payment sources while reconciling activity tied to preschool and fund accounting operations.
• Provide accounting support for the rollout of Ramp expense management processes as needed.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of accounting experience in a Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, or comparable position.
• Strong background in general ledger accounting and full month-end close responsibilities.
• Proven ability to prepare journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations with a high degree of accuracy.
• Proficiency in Excel, including practical experience using Pivot Tables.
• Comfortable working within accounting systems and handling data imports and exports.
• Experience supporting payroll processing and benefits-related accounting is preferred.
• Exposure to fund accounting is a plus.
• Familiarity with Aplos and/or Ramp is highly desirable, though not mandatory.

Compensation

$40.00-$43.00 Hourly

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