Overview:

Seeking a Senior Accountant to support Accounts Payable and General Ledger operations during a critical transition period. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role - no management responsibilities - designed to maintain strong month-end close processes, high volume AP invoicing, ensure timely reconciliations, and support audit readiness while permanent hires are being onboarded. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams, contributing to both accuracy and efficiency while identifying process improvements.

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Job Duties:

• Perform and review month-end close activities including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Manage High Volume AP functions, ensuring accurate processing, posting, and reporting.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely completion of account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support audit preparation and respond to audit requests with organized documentation.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure cross-functional data accuracy and compliance with accounting policies.
• Maintain and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for accounting workflows.
• Extract and analyze data using Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas) to support reconciliations and management reporting.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to streamline close processes and improve efficiency.

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Staff to Senior-level accounting experience in AP/AR and/or GL accounting functions.
• Proven ability to manage month-end close, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, reconciliations, analysis).
• Familiarity with auditing standards, financial statement preparation, and GAAP principles.
• Experience working in a mid- to large-sized organization.
• Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, independent, and proactive in driving tasks to completion.

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Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Experience with Workday and/or BlackLine ERP systems.
• Background in process improvement, workflow optimization, or SOP documentation.
• Industry exposure to nonprofit, education, or research/laboratory environments.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.