Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant Green Knight Security - 2.1 La Habra, CA Job Details Full-time $75,000 - $85,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Paid sick time Qualifications Cost management Accounts receivable GAAP QuickBooks Accrual accounting Full Job Description A high-impact accounting role for a growing security company. Build clean financial systems. Give leadership better visibility. Help protect the people who protect others. Green Knight Security is seeking a Staff Accountant who wants ownership, variety, and a clear seat at the table. This role reports directly to the CEO and will be trusted to keep day-to-day accounting accurate, timely, and useful for decision-making. Why this is a standout opportunity

• Direct access to leadership: report to the CEO and provide financial information that shapes real business decisions.
• Broad ownership: manage the full accounting cycle, from billing and payables through close, reporting, payroll coordination, and contract profitability.
• Meaningful work: support a company built around protecting clients, teams, and communities.
• A chance to improve the system: help strengthen SOPs, financial controls, reporting discipline, and the QuickBooks Online environment. What you will own Accounting operations
• Prepare customer invoices based on contracts, schedules, and completed services.
• Manage client onboarding, customer master files, credit checks, billing questions, accounts receivable aging, and collections.
• Process vendor invoices, maintain vendor records, secure required W-9 documentation, and prepare year-end 1099s. General accounting and close
• Keep daily accounting activity timely, current, and accurate.
• Maintain an appropriate chart of accounts for a service business.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, asset, liability, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Support GAAP and accrual-basis accounting standards.
• Lead month-end and year-end close, with financial statements completed by the 10th of the following month. Financial reporting, insight, and controls
• Prepare monthly Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, and Cash Flow reports for ownership.
• Identify financial variances, trends, and issues requiring management attention.
• Assist with annual operating budgets and related cash flow models.
• Create ad hoc reports that help leadership see the business clearly.
• Help protect financial data through clean access controls, unique logins, limited permissions, and documented procedures.
• Prepare SOPs for accounting tasks and processes.
• Support the migration from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online. Payroll, compliance, and profitability
• Coordinate payroll submissions with third-party payroll providers and review time entry for completeness and accuracy.
• Review third-party payroll reports, enter payroll transactions into the general ledger, and assist with W-4 and W-2 processing.
• Support compliance filings not managed externally, including SALT reports and Workers Compensation filings and audits.
• Track labor, overtime, subcontractor, and direct contract costs by customer contract.
• Monitor contract profitability and gross margins, then provide clear profitability analysis to ownership.
• Support outside CPA firms during tax preparation and other reporting cycles.

Pay:

$75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person