Part Time Senior Accounting Consultant
CFS
San Diego, CA
Part-Time Senior Accountant (Flexible Schedule | High-Impact Role)
About the Opportunity
Join an early-stage, high-growth startup where you’ll have a direct impact on building the accounting function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on Senior Accountant who enjoys creating structure, improving processes, and partnering with leadership in a fast-moving environment.
In this role, you’ll balance day-to-day accounting with meaningful process improvements—helping lay the foundation for scalable growth as the company evolves.
What You’ll Do
Own the Month-End Close
- Lead a streamlined, two-week monthly close process
- Prepare journal entries including payroll, allocations, and amortization
- Maintain prepaid and fixed asset schedules
- Support quarterly revenue recognition (government grant)
- Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting
- Partner with external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors
Manage Accounts Payable & Procure-to-Pay
- Oversee ~100 invoices/month, including PO matching (2- and 3-way)
- Manage the AP inbox, ensuring timely processing and coding
- Handle service and construction-related invoices
- Run weekly payment cycles and maintain strong vendor relationships
- Help bring consistency and efficiency to the P2P workflow
Drive Process Improvements & Systems Enhancements
- Evaluate and streamline current accounting and P2P processes
- Improve integrations between ADP and QuickBooks Online
- Strengthen controls, documentation, and SOPs
- Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual work
- Collaborate with leadership to build scalable systems and workflows
What Your Day Looks Like
- Review and process invoices, ensuring proper coding and approvals
- Perform account reconciliations (bank, credit card, balance sheet)
- Maintain key schedules (prepaids, fixed assets, amortization)
- Support grant-related cost tracking and reporting
- Execute weekly AP runs and contribute to month-end close
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements
What You Bring
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (or equivalent experience)
- Strong experience with procure-to-pay and contract-based accounting
- Hands-on experience with cloud-based accounting systems
- Process improvement and/or systems integration experience
- Advanced Excel skills
Preferred:
- Startup or high-growth company experience
- Experience with P2P tools
- Exposure to government grants, cost tracking, or contract billing (construction/services)
Why This Role Stands Out
- Flexible, part-time schedule with meaningful ownership
- High visibility and direct partnership with leadership
- Opportunity to build and improve processes from the ground up
- A chance to make a lasting impact in a growing organization
Who Will Thrive Here
You’re someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and making things better. You’re detail-oriented but also see the big picture, and you’re energized by turning ambiguity into structure. If you like balancing execution with improvement—and want your work to truly matter—this role is for you.
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MaxSalary: USD50
MinSalary: USD38
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.