Staff Accountant
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Li & Fung. San Diego · full-time · $85,000–$100,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Prepare journal entries, analyze general accounts, and reconcile balances as part of the monthly close
- Compare subledger balances with the general ledger each month and post verified transactions to the books
- Review financial statements, answer information requests, and support audit work
- Prepare local tax materials and coordinate quarterly and annual reports with the tax firm
- Help develop monthly, quarterly, and yearly budgets, and meet with the overseas finance team weekly or as needed
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting is required
- At least ten years of experience in a comparable accounting position
- Strong GAAP knowledge and a record of accurate, detail-focused financial reporting
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
- Inventory management experience
Who this fits
This senior accounting role suits someone comfortable with month- and year-end close work, tight reporting deadlines, and mentoring accounting staff. You’ll work under the VP of Finance and meet with the overseas finance team weekly or as required.
From the employer
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Staff Accountant
Working under the supervision of the VP- Finance, the position will be responsible for a range of accounting duties supporting Company accounting operations and the month and year end close process. Ideal candidates will have a strong accounting knowledge and will be able to be flexible to a variety of roles and responsibilities in our accounting department, including performing journal entries, account analysis, preparation of various reconciliations and financial analysis.
General position Responsibilities:
- Assist in month-end closing process by preparing journal entries, general account analysis, and account reconciliations.
- Manage and mentor accounting team staff.
- Reconcile subledgers to the general ledger monthly.
- Ensure financial transactions are recorded in compliance with GAAP.
- Respond to information requests, review financial statements, and assist with audits.
- Maintains accounting ledgers, by verifying and posting account transactions at month end, ensure accuracy of financial statement and timeliness.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly budgets.
- Meet with finance team overseas one per week or as required.
- Ability to multitask duties.
- Prepare local taxes and coordinate quarterly and yearly reports to our tax firm.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting is a must.
- CPA preferred.
- Must have 10 + years of work experience in a similar role.
- Must be detail oriented and have a high degree of accuracy in financial reporting.
- Must have solid knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Organizational and time management skills to meet sensitive deadlines.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Inventory management experience.
- Experience with Dynamics 365 a plus.
- Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s)
Salary: $85k-$100k DOE