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Accountant| Urgently hiring!| 822844

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Posted: 03/24/2025 Job Category: Accounting and Finance Job Number: 822844 Pay Rate: $42.41 - $45.67 per hour

Job Description


 

Job Title: Accountant (Immediate Need)
Pay Range: $ $42.41 - $45.67 hourly
Schedule: 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday (Onsite)
Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking a detail oriented, accurate Accountant for a 6 month contract opportunity supporting a well-known Orange County based public agency located in Costa Mesa, CA!The Accountant will report to the Controller, and perform professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling financial transactions, statements, records, and reports.

The Accountant Key Responsibilities: 
  • Performs a variety of professional accounting functions supporting operations; maintains accuracy of general, revenue and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
  • Prepares journal entries for a variety of accounts and makes adjustments as necessary; analyzes monthly financial statements and researches any major variances month to month.
  • Reconciles financial ledgers and records; prepares financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; researches and resolves discrepancies.
  • Prepares, reviews and gathers all documents for the interim and annual audit; conducts semi-annual surprise inspections of petty cash, audit log books, and receipts; prepares lead sheet and schedule for the auditors.
  • Performs project accounting; processes all aspects of job costing for customer and internal jobs; creates and sets-up new projects in system; ensures information and data is entered into job costing system including labor, overhead, inventory, and use of equipment; prepares journal entries and posts to general ledger; reconciles WIP accounts to job costing; bills and refunds monies for projects as necessary.
  • Creates and maintains fixed asset records; posts invoices to capital purchase account; tracks capital purchases for the year; sets up purchases in fixed assets system; coordinates tagging of assets as necessary. 
  • Prepares and updates fixed assets spreadsheet; ensures account balances agree with general ledger balances.
  • Provide responsible staff assistance to the Controller; provides analytical and administrative support to special projects; researches, compiles, and reports data for special projects.

Accountant  Skills and Experience:  
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
  • 3+ years of previous Accountant experience
  • Experience maintaining accuracy of general ledgers and subsidiary financial systems
  • Experience preparing journal entries for a variety of accounts, performing month end reconciliations, reviewing Accounts Payable

If you believe you are a qualified candidate for our Accountant position please click apply below to apply on our website!


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