Accounting Associate (1 - 3 Years)

Regal Executive Search

LOS ANGELES, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Analysis Skills, Bookkeeping, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Credit Cards, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Entertainment and Media, Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Services, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Intuit Quickbooks, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Music, Project Planning, Reconciliation, Tax Accounting, Time Management
LOCATION
LOS ANGELES, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Accounting Associate 

Job Description


Company offers financial services to a client base consisting of individuals and businesses within the music, entertainment, and sport industries. The Company has three core departments; Business Management, Accountancy, and Tax.

We are currently looking to appoint a new Accounting Associate to join the Los Angeles Accounting department. The Accounting Associate is responsible for assisting the production team with day-to-day bookkeeping duties for a number of assigned clients, including on-going support to new team members.


Key Responsibilities

•    Enter all company transactions in QuickBooks Online software. 
•    Reconciliation of expenses, petty cash, bank accounts and credit card statements
•    Initiation and arranging payments
•    Complete periodic payroll runs/filing for applicable clients
•    Complete period end closing including the preparation of supporting schedules, reconciliations and analysis as required. 
•    Assisting in the preparation of timely information and liaising with other departments to ensure tax deadlines are met
•    Assisting in the preparation of monthly and quarterly client reporting
•    Mentoring, managing and train of Junior members of the team


Candidate Requirements

•    1-3 years of professional experience
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent
•    A basic knowledge of US GAAP
•    Attention to detail and accuracy
•    Organization, communication and prioritization skills
•    A proactive approach to tasks; the ability to work to deadline on projects and plan ahead for the needs of the client
•    Commercial awareness and desire to understand the client businesses 


Desired Skills

•    Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook proficient
•    Experience with Quickbooks Online
•    Committed to further study towards a CPA qualification
•    Entertainment/Music interest or experience 
 

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