Staff Accountant

• Location: Downtown LA, California
• $65000 - $75000 base salary
• Remote: Remote
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #752
• Salary: $65,000.00

A fast-growing cookware company is looking to hire a Senior Accountant for their Downtown Los Angeles location. The ideal candidate should be fast with Excel as they do a lot of transactions, reconciliations, etc.

Essential Functions:

• Record payables to correct period and expense type in a timely manner
• Process wires, issue checks, and bank transfers weekly
• Onboard new vendors and manage vendor relations
• Manage weekly payment spreadsheets
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Prepare account reconciliations, research, and book corrections
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements
• Identify and investigate discrepancies
• Prepare and review commissions and reimbursement payments for accuracy and completeness
• Prepare supporting documents for external auditors
• Prepare/distribute recurring deliverables
• Use judgment in proposing solutions
• Create documentation of accounting procedures
• Suggest and implement process improvements
• Special projects, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• 2+ years of experience preferred
• Strong skills in Excel and large data sets are required
• Possess exceptional organizational skills & ability to multitask.
• General understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Willing and able to make process improvement suggestions
• Strong organization and problem-solving skills; detail-oriented
• Open to taking on new challenges and is a quick learner
• Must be a Team player who is able to deal with different departments daily to complete core responsibilities