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Staff Accountant
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Robert Half
Agoura Hills, CA (In Person)
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Description We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a service organization in Agoura Hills, California on a Long-term Contract basis. This position is ideal for an accounting specialist who brings strong payroll accounting expertise and enjoys working with high-volume financial data in a fast-paced environment. The role will support accurate payroll-related reporting, account analysis, and month-end close activities while helping maintain integrity across the general ledger.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries to ensure labor expenses, taxes, deductions, and accruals are recorded accurately in the general ledger.
- Reconcile payroll balance sheet and expense accounts on a recurring basis, researching variances and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Analyze large payroll data sets to validate results, identify trends, and support accurate financial reporting.
- Assist with month-end close by completing account analysis, supporting schedules, and documentation tied to payroll accounting activity.
- Partner with payroll and finance teams to confirm that payroll transactions are properly reflected in accounting records.
- Use Excel to perform data validation, build reconciliations, and generate reports for high-volume payroll accounting review.
- Support accounting processes involving systems such as Oracle Fusion, Dayforce, and Advantage to maintain consistency and data accuracy across platforms. Requirements
- 3+ years of accounting experience, including substantial exposure to payroll accounting.
- Strong understanding of payroll taxes, employee deductions, accruals, and the impact of payroll activity on the general ledger.
- Experience preparing journal entries and performing account reconciliations in a high-volume environment.
- Proficiency with general ledger accounting and month-end close support.
- Advanced Excel skills for reporting, reconciliation, and large-scale data analysis.
- Experience working with Oracle Fusion, Dayforce, and Advantage is preferred.
- Knowledge of corporate tax, sales tax, and related accounting support activities is a plus.