Temporary Accounting Specialist, AR & General Accounting

goodr•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Temporary Accounting Specialist focused on Accounts Receivable (AR) and General Accounting. The position involves taking ownership of daily AR operations, including invoicing, cash application, and customer account maintenance. The specialist will also handle month-end close activities, journal entries, and reconciliations. The role is part of a team focused on leveling up, automating, and modernizing accounting processes. The position is full-time and temporary, running from October 2026 through March 2027. The role is in the Finance team and will report directly to the Controller.

Requirements

3+ years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful hands-on AR experience
Strong understanding of general accounting concepts, including journal entries, reconciliations and the month-end close process
Experience working in an ERP environment
Strong Excel skills, including comfort working with large datasets and reconciliations
Excellent attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership
Able to research discrepancies and follow an issue through to resolution rather than simply identifying it
Organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines
Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating with both Accounting and non-Accounting teams
Curious about process improvement, systems and automation
Has excellent multi-tasking skills
Strong communicator who lives into collaboration
Driven by personal growth and thrives in an environment of constant feedback
Is proactive and an independent problem solver!

Nice To Haves

NetSuite experience is preferred
Bonus points for Basset Hound Science or Dinosaur Law

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day AR activities, including invoicing, cash application and customer account maintenance
Monitor AR aging and proactively follow up on outstanding balances and collection items
Research and resolve customer payment discrepancies, deductions, credits and unapplied cash
Perform customer account reconciliations and ensure AR balances are accurate and supported
Own AR-related month-end close activities and reconciliations
Partner with Sales and other internal teams to resolve customer and invoicing issues
Support the rollout and ongoing operation of our evolving deferred revenue/revenue recognition process, including monitoring customer deposits, open invoice exceptions and related reconciliations
Support month-end close through account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals and other recurring accounting activities
Partner closely with our Financial Reporting & Systems Accountant and progressively take ownership of recurring accounting responsibilities
Support corporate credit card reconciliations and related expense-management processes
Assist with GL research, account analysis and resolution of reconciling items
Support year-end audit preparation, including schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation
Identify opportunities to improve, document and automate Accounting processes
Cross-train across the Accounting team to provide additional coverage and support as needed
Perform other related duties as assigned