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Sr. Accountant
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Robert Half
Los Angeles, CA (In Person)
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Robert Half Sr. Accountant Los Angles, CA Apply Description 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. Requirements
- 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.