Accountant III - Hybrid in Sun Valley CA #2568

Direct Hire - Full Time position - Hybrid - Sun Valley, CA

Pay: $80000 to $90000 per year based on experience

Position ID: 2568

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* Accountant III *

Please apply ONLY if you have an accounting degree OR 4 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:

1: Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy or Finance

2: 5+ years of Accountant experience

3: 3+ years in a mid to senior level accountant role.

4: 5+ Years experience with the full Accounting Close process and Financial Statement Preparation.

5: Must have worked on an F&A Team in mid to large/distributed corporate environment (not small "3 person" departments). NOTE: Due to their small client sizes, candidates who have solely worked in CPA firms are not a fit for this position/role.

6: Experienced in managing complex accounting and variance analysis

7: Experience with full accounting close process & Financial Statement Preparation

8: Skilled with SOX controls

9: Demonstrated experience in mentoring and training lower-level Accountants/Accounting Staff members

10: Demonstrated experience in leading projects and teams

11: Intermediate level user of Excel must be proficient with pivots, lookups, data management

12: General Ledger, journal entries, calculating & posting accruals

13: Fixed Assets, AP/AR, Purchasing & Procurement

14: Strong communication & presentation skills

15: Candidate must have experience in preparing balance sheet reconciliations

16: Individual must be comfortable in presenting financial results to Senior Leadership.

17: Demonstrated experience in mentoring and training lower-level Accountants/Accounting Staff members.

18: Demonstrated experience in leading projects and teams.

19: Experienced in managing complex accounting and variance analysis

20: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data

21: Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills to review and assess performance against standards and policies.

22: Ability to communicate and effectively work with all levels of an organization.

We are looking for an Accountant III to apply complex principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. This person will oversee the implementation of accounting controls.

We need a hands-on person with direct experience/ownership in the tasks/activities listed below; we are not interested in someone that runs reports and provides the information to someone else to do the "heavy-lifting". We are not looking for someone who only has Accounts Payable Experience or Accounts Receivable experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

== Prepares highly complex journal entries for entry into the general ledger system on a monthly basis by collecting necessary data, analyzing and/or allocating costs and preparing audit train support for the journal entries.

== Analyzes general ledger accounts for accuracy; analyzes accrual accounts to ensure proper accruals.

== Collects and analyzes financial data and prepares monthly combined financial statements and reports. Performs additional analysis for explanatory text required for reports and statement.

== Coordinates preparation of monthly financial package and reviews for accuracy.

== Participates in monthly financial meetings for discussion and review of monthly financial reports.

== Assists with the preparation of year-end closings. Prepares annual long-term and short-term financial statements in compliance with accounting guidelines and U.S. GAAP. Assists in the preparation of working papers for annual audit.

== Provides expertise and guidance to other Finance personnel for proper internal and external financial accounting procedures and their application.

== Assists with the preparation of annual budgets, updates, and strategic plans for assigned areas. Coordinates preparation of monthly combining entries to combine financial results.

== Prepares quarterly consolidation report for consolidation.

== Assists with the maintenance and application of internal controls.

== Prepares highly advanced financial reports in a timely and accurate manner; and completes individual analytical projects in a satisfactory manner given abstract project guidelines.

== Assists departmental managers/directors with supervision of other clerical and professional staff of the department as required.

Please send resume to apply@amarx.com

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