Accounting Manager

Optima Office•San Diego, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Optima Office is a fast-growing, female-owned company providing outsourced accounting, fractional CFO and COO services, and HR support to over 300 companies, primarily on the West Coast. We were recognized as the 10th fastest-growing company in San Diego in 2022 and have been voted a Best Place to Work multiple times since 2020. Our vision is to achieve the highest client and employee retention in the industry, driven by our founder's motto: 'Happy Staff = Happy Clients.' We prioritize work-life balance, offering a flexible environment where employees can choose their own schedules, which is particularly valued by our many employees who are working parents. We also share half of the company's profits as bonuses and invest in fun company events. We offer a career development program and a robust training platform to ensure our consultants' success. We seek adaptable, technically strong, proactive communicators who are kind, collaborative, and self-starters.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting.
Willing and able to work a Hybrid schedule - 3 days in office (San Diego)
Thorough knowledge of general accounting including application of general accounting theory.
Supervisory skills.
Ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
Demonstrated mentoring, coaching and organizational administrative skills required.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work and interact with others.
Strong computer aptitude, which includes expertise with Microsoft Excel and Word as well as experience with accounting software, is a must.
Self-managed and ability to work independently while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
The ideal candidate possesses leadership and supervisory capabilities, solid operational and technical accounting skills and works proactively to drive results.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field.
CPA or MBA.
A variety of industry and software experience is considered a huge plus.

Responsibilities

Manages work of the Accounting staff.
Oversees basic Accounting procedures (A/R, A/P. time billing, P/R, G/L, tax payments and inventory control)
Monitors and reviews all record of assets, liabilities, and other financial transitions.
Responsible for all basic accounting procedures; financial statement preparation; journal entries and general ledger maintenance, inventory roll forwards, fixed assets, and margin analysis.
Prepare supporting schedules for financial statements preparation.
Creation of cash flow projections.
Communicate with customers to address any past due invoices on their account and provides weekly status updates to management.