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Staff Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$82,056 / year median in California
-25% projected decline
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end invoice processing for multiple entities, ensuring payments are entered, coded, and completed accurately each week.
- Oversee day-to-day accounts payable activity, including ACH transactions, check runs, and payment tracking in accordance with established timelines.
- Apply appropriate account and job cost coding to invoices while maintaining consistency across companies and projects.
- Contribute to weekly cash reporting by updating and organizing Excel-based schedules and supporting related analysis.
- Complete bank reconciliations across a high volume of accounts and investigate discrepancies when needed.
- Assist with accounting tasks such as preparing journal entries and supporting routine month-end activities.
- Provide accounting support tied to construction and property operations, including invoice coordination and lien waiver tracking.
- Partner with internal teams on asset management and financial statement review activities, along with other accounting or administrative assignments as needed.