Senior Staff Accountant

Hoxton Circle • Mountain View, CA

8d • $0 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

Immediate need for a hands-on Senior Staff Accountant to help prepare for our client’s external audit. This is a minimum 7-week, deadline-driven temporary assignment for someone who can step in, get oriented quickly, and start reconciling accounts and building audit support with minimal ramp-up.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on government accounting experience.
• Solid GASB and fund accounting background (governmental, general, and enterprise funds).
• Strong general ledger and subledger reconciliation skills.
• Experience with year-end close and external audit preparation.
• Intermediate Excel skills; PivotTables and VLOOKUP are required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required; for this assignment, hands-on experience matters a lot.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile payroll and deposit liability accounts, and independently research and resolve discrepancies.
• Complete a limited number of accounts receivable reconciliations.
• Reconcile general ledger activity in the agency's ERP system against a separate subledger or transactional tracking system.
• Prepare trial balances, PBC schedules, and supporting documentation for the external audit.
• Pull accounts payable transactions and invoice support for external audit testing.
• Use Excel, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP, to complete reconciliations and audit schedules.

What This Job Offers

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