Staff Accountant

Westcliff University•Irvine, CA

32d•$35 - $37•Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant supports general ledger and accounts receivable activities, including reconciliations, cash application, AR aging, customer and student account research, month-end close, and financial reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and timely resolution of account discrepancies.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or business.
Requires three to five years of experience in an accounting position.
Must be familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
Perform a variety of tasks.
Work under general supervision.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong accounts receivable knowledge and hands-on experience with billing, cash application, account reconciliation, AR aging, collections, credits, refunds, and write-offs.
Experience researching customer or student account discrepancies, reconciling AR activity to the general ledger, and preparing supporting schedules for month-end close and audits.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Higher Education is a plus.
Experience with SAP ByDesign is a plus

Responsibilities

Knowledge of balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and other financial reports. Duties and responsibilities include analyzing trends, costs, and revenues.
Experience reconciling bank statements and ledgers.
Reconcile all income statements and balance sheet accounts by compiling and analyzing account details.
Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
Review company financial reports including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow, Budget vs Actual and trend analyses.
Familiar with accounting software. Advanced knowledge and experience with spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel and Google Sheet.
Understanding of accounting rules and procedures including (GAAP).
Analytical skills, highly detail-oriented, and aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills.
Ensure compliance with applicable standards, rules, regulations, and systems of internal control.
Aid in the implementation and updating of accounting policies, standards, and guidelines.
Support month-end and year-end close processes.
Provide accurate, timely, and relevant recording, reporting, and analysis of financial information.
Identify areas for improvement and implement improvements to processes.
Manage and reconcile accounts receivable activity, including customer and student balances, invoices, payments, credits, refunds, and unapplied cash.
Reconcile AR clearing accounts, prepare and analyze AR aging reports; investigate aged and credit balances and coordinate follow-up on account discrepancies.
Apply and reconcile cash receipts to open receivables and research unidentified or misapplied payments.
Support customer invoicing, collections, write-off analysis, and revenue-related reconciliations by validating billing and payment activity.
Prepare AR reconciliations and supporting schedules for month-end close and audits, and partner with Student Accounts and Billing to resolve account issues.
Handles other projects and tasks as needed