🕒 3 days ago
Own general ledger accounting and financial reporting for assigned Americas entities, leading end-to-end close, audit coordination, reconciliations, and process improvements under US GAAP.
Senior Accountant
📅 Sep 8
US GAAPGeneral Ledger AccountingMonth-end CloseJournal Entries
📜 Description
- Own general ledger areas, preparing journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and fluctuation analyses.
- Lead assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities and support timely, accurate financial reporting.
- Reconcile bank transactions and accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve reconciling items.
- Handle client billing and accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, collections, cash application, and billing inquiries.
- Support accounts payable, vendor payments, and prepaid and accrued expense reconciliations.
- Improve processes and controls, contribute to finance transformation projects, review offshore team deliverables, and use AI tools to automate routine work.
🛠️ Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related business discipline. Master's degree is a plus.
- CPA license preferred.
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Combination of public accounting and private industry accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and accounting operations.
- Experience owning full-cycle accounting responsibilities across multiple general ledger areas, including client billing, Accounts Receivable and cash collections, Accounts Payable, and other core accounting operations.
- Experience partnering with offshore accounting teams by reviewing work, providing coaching and feedback, and coordinating across time zones
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, complex formulas, and financial data analysis.
- Strong proficiency with financial systems, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, AvidXchange, Concur, BlackLine, or similar ERP platforms.
- Proven experience using AI-enabled tools to enhance accounting, financial analysis, project management, and operational efficiency.
Full job description
GHJ is looking for a Senior Accountant
WHY we get up in the morning
At GHJ, we foster a flexible, entrepreneurial environment so our people achieve their personal and professional goals.
Our success is driven by retaining the best, diverse talent. We invest in our people and technology to deepen firm expertise and fuel sustainable growth. And we partner with our clients locally and globally to deliver innovative solutions.
WHAT we believe
GHJ works side by side with business leaders and nonprofit organizations to deliver responsive, high-impact advisory, tax and accounting solutions that drive real results. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Buffalo, Denver, Orange County and San Jose and backed by our own dispersed workforce, GHJ meets clients where they are to help leaders achieve their strategic goals.
THRIVING On Our Own Terms
We are deeply committed to our core values of Bright Minds, Brave Hearts and Bold Actions and incorporate them into every aspect of our business. By living these values, GHJ measures success by the strength of our relationships, the quality of our impact and the integrity of our actions. The Firm’s independence allows us to make strategic choices to innovate, invest and evolve with purpose. Ultimately, GHJ values operational excellence, financial discipline and the courage to prioritize sustainability over size.
Summary of Role:
Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant is responsible for owning key accounting workstreams and independently executing significant portions of the firm's accounting operations and financial close process. This role plays a critical part in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger, producing accurate financial information, and partnering across the Firm to support operational excellence.
The successful candidate is a strong accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of their work, enjoys improving processes, and consistently delivers high-quality results. We are looking for someone who is naturally curious, embraces technology, and wants to build a modern Finance organization.
Seven decades, one enduring focus: our people and our clients. GHJ is a national independent advisory, tax and accounting firm that partners with businesses and nonprofit organizations to deliver clarity and confidence. Since 1953, GHJ has combined deep industry expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit to help leaders achieve their strategic goals. GHJ is headquartered in Los Angeles and serves clients nationwide, backed by its own dispersed workforce. With nearly 300 professionals and 25+ partners, the Firm provides senior-level expertise with deep industry capabilities in food and beverage, media and advertising, entertainment and nonprofit. GHJ is a top-ranking firm in the U.S. and member of HLB International. Through this global network, GHJ offers seamless access to resources in over 150 countries while remaining fiercely focused on client success. GHJ complies with all local/state regulations in regards to displaying salary ranges. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD, technology), for example. At GHJ, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $95,000 - $105,000. Equal Employment Opportunity GHJ is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including Department Heads and co-workers. #LI-JN1You will be responsible for:
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