Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join our finance team in Newport Beach, California. This role will oversee core accounting activities, maintain accurate financial records, and help ensure timely reporting across key monthly and annual processes. The ideal candidate brings strong general ledger expertise, sound judgment, and a detail-oriented approach to reconciliations, accruals, and compliance-related filings.

Responsibilities:
• Manage recurring lease and rent-related accounting entries and ensure transactions are recorded accurately within the general ledger.
• Prepare and submit sales and use tax filings on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis while maintaining supporting documentation.
• Monitor capital spending activity, evaluate items for fixed asset classification, and coordinate the transfer of eligible costs into depreciable asset records.
• Calculate and post depreciation expense in accordance with company policy and established accounting schedules.
• Record payroll-related journal entries, including compensation, employee benefits, retirement contributions, and performance-based incentive amounts.
• Complete intercompany elimination entries to support accurate consolidated financial reporting.
• Analyze financial activity and prepare month-end accruals to ensure expenses are recognized in the proper reporting period.
• Assist with year-end audit preparation by gathering schedules, reconciling balances, and responding to audit support requests.
• Perform account analysis and reconciliations, including bank reconciliations, to identify discrepancies and maintain reporting accuracy.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience supporting month-end close activities in a senior accounting capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entry preparation, and account reconciliation.
• Experience completing bank reconciliations and resolving variances in a timely manner.
• Familiarity with fixed asset accounting, including capitalization review and depreciation recording.
• Understanding of payroll-related accounting entries, accruals, and employee benefit expense recognition.
• Knowledge of sales tax filing requirements and compliance reporting practices.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.

Compensation

$80,000.00-$105,000.00 Yearly

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