Accountant

Access Services • El Monte, CA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Accountant position is responsible for performing professional-level accounting and payroll functions requiring the application of accounting principles, standards, and practices. The position exercises independent judgment in the administration of accounts payable, payroll processing, account reconciliations, vendor contract monitoring, sales tax reporting, general ledger support, and regulatory reporting requirements. In addition to managing the full accounts payable cycle, the position administers payroll for approximately 80 employees and is responsible for CalPERS reporting, payroll tax and benefit-related payments, and other payroll compliance activities. The position is also responsible for financial record maintenance, account analysis, reconciliation of financial transactions, 1099 reporting, and support of various accounting projects. The duties assigned are reflective of a professional accounting classification requiring specialized technical knowledge, accuracy, and adherence to applicable accounting and payroll regulations. The position is allocated approximately 80-85% to accounts payable and 15-20% to payroll activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA, BS) from an accredited college or university with major course work in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ recent experience in processing invoices and payments, analyzing account variances, payroll processing experience through ADP and other related general accounting functions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and ERP accounting software.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices and ability to apply knowledge where procedures may not be well defined and where sound methods for future processing are required.
• Knowledge of payroll processing procedures, including wage calculations, deductions, tax withholdings, and compliance with applicable federal and state regulations.
• Communicate skills and work well with all levels of management.
• Exhibit detail-orientation and excellent organizational skills.
• Work as a team and/or work independently with minimal supervision.
• Using payroll and accounting systems (e.g., ADP) to process and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Analyze general ledger accounts and prepare various monthly schedules.
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements and balance sheet account reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and resolve them in a timely manner and prepare correcting or reclassification entries as needed.
• Read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Accurately process payroll in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Fusion experience highly desireable.
• Audited financial statements and non-profit/public sector accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform various accounting functions involving monthly and year-end closing.
• Process 200 – 400 vendor’s invoices and payments (checks, ACH, manual ACH and P-cards) each month.
• Responsible for monthly review of revenue and expense account analysis schedules.
• Process bi-weekly payroll through ADP and other payroll duties as assigned.
• Provide weekly cash requirements to Controller for cash planning.
• Close monitoring of actual and budgeted expenses by cost centers, funds, activities and tasks.
• In coordination with the Controller and Accountants, prepare and update, as the need arises, the Accounting Manual.
• Assist with various projects (i.e. budget comparison, account reconciliation and other special assignments).
• Review annual business property tax statements.
• Prepare journal entries for monthly financial transactions.
• Allocate expenses.
• Update various schedules for regulatory report compliance.
• Prepare 1099 forms (less than 100 forms for each calendar year) using Oracle Fusion/Cloud.
• Assist other AP staff as needed.
• Assist in providing documents and reports for the annual audit (Financial, Consolidated Audit, FTA triennial and workers' compensation, etc.).

Benefits

• Flexible schedule (9/80; after the training period is satisfactorily completed).
• Hybrid schedule (2 days in-person at Access Services HQ in El Monte and allows for three days of remote work per week).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level