New Opportunity - STAFF ACCOUNTANT - Santa Monica Business Management Firm

Rapidly growing, successful, Business Management Firm in Santa Monica is seeking a sharp staff accountant to join their team.

The staff accounting will apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by compiling information, preparing profit and loss statements, reconciling account transactions, and utilizing appropriate accounting control procedures. Position reports to the manager, partner, or principal.


Qualifications:

- 2-4 years of experience in a CPA Firm, high-profile company, or Business Management.
- Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting or Taxation
- CPA Certified OR an Enrolled Agent required
- Must be able to efficiently use common accounting (computax prosystems or other tax planning software) and also office software (excel, word, outlook, etc)
- The ability to respect confidentiality when working with high-net worth individuals.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
- Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
- Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
- Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
- Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.
- Resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
- Provide accounting policy orientation for new staff.
- Other duties as assigned.

The person should understand that they will not be doing 100% tax work..with this being business management, they will also be doing some a/p, a/r, financial statements, special projects and working with bookkeepers and account managers' offices. We are looking for someone who is driven, a hard worker, and a self-starter. They will be working in a department with one other staff accountant.


Salary 55,000 to 70,000
allan@pfssearch.com