Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills:
Seeking a Staff Accountant with strong general ledger, reconciliation, cash accounting, and financial reporting experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The Staff Accountant will support accurate and timely financial reporting, prepare journal entries, reconcile key accounts, assist with sales and use tax reporting, and partner with accounting leadership and cross-functional teams to resolve discrepancies. This opportunity offers exposure to a broad range of accounting functions and the chance to contribute to process improvements, internal controls, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review bank reconciliations for multiple accounts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure cash activity is accurately recorded in the general ledger.
- Prepare and post journal entries related to cash transactions, vendor receivables, accruals, adjustments, and account corrections.
- Support sales and use tax reporting by reconciling tax liabilities, reviewing taxable and nontaxable transactions, and maintaining organized filing support.
- Reconcile high-volume Instacart billing, including fees and rebates, and escalate billing variances as needed.
- Reconcile vendor receivable accounts, including rebates, allowances, promotional funds, credits, and other amounts due from vendors.
- Assist with variance analysis, internal control documentation, and process improvements to support accurate reporting and efficient accounting operations.
- Pay: $30 to $40 per hour, DOE.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Employment type: Temporary contract assignment.
- Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA. 100% Onsite.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline from an accredited 4-year college or university.
- 3 to 5 or more years of relevant accounting and/or auditing experience.
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and general ledger accounting.
- Experience preparing account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting support.
- Highly proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Prior experience working with an ERP system.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with accounting leadership and cross-functional teams.
- High attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in retail, supermarket, food and beverage, or high-volume consumer goods environments.
- Oracle ERP experience.
- Experience with sales and use tax reporting.
- Experience reconciling vendor rebates, allowances, credits, promotional funds, or marketplace billing activity.
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