Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Westwood, CA, United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional looking to join a growing organization where you can make an immediate impact? Our client is seeking a Senior Accounting Analyst to join its Corporate Accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, acquisition-driven environment with exposure to lease accounting, financial reporting, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
This position offers high visibility, opportunities for career growth, and the chance to help streamline accounting processes within a dynamic organization.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and record journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate variances.
- Review, maintain, and administer lease agreements in accordance with ASC 842.
- Assist with lease accounting activities, including lease modifications, renewals, and related accounting entries.
- Review landlord invoices, CAM reconciliations, and resolve landlord/tenant billing discrepancies.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure expenses are properly coded and reconciled.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities.
- Participate in financial reporting, audit support, and SOX compliance activities.
- Analyze accounting processes and identify opportunities for automation and process improvements.
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, finance, and other internal stakeholders.
- Assist with ad hoc accounting projects and special analyses as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of GAAP.
- Experience with lease accounting (ASC 842) preferred.
- Experience reviewing lease agreements, lease administration, or property accounting is highly desirable.
- Experience with CAM reconciliations, landlord invoices, or tenant billing is a plus.
- Strong general ledger, journal entry, and balance sheet reconciliation experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.).
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- CPA or public accounting experience is a plus but not required.
Preferred Experience
- Lease accounting software experience.
- Property accounting or multi-location business experience.
- Experience supporting acquisitions or rapidly growing organizations.
- ERP system experience (Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains is a plus).
Benefits
Why This Opportunity?
- Hybrid work schedule (Monday–Thursday onsite, Friday remote)
- Competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off and annual performance reviews
- Opportunity to join a collaborative accounting team with strong leadership visibility
- Exposure to a growing organization with ongoing acquisitions and opportunities for process improvement and career advancement
- Role:
- Senior Accounting Analyst
- Job Type:
- Regular Full-Time
Company profile
GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that provides audit, accounting, tax, profit participation and advisory services to businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its services include outsourced accounting, fractional CFO support, data analytics, forensic work, exit and transaction planning, and employee benefit plan and nonprofit audits. Headquartered in Los Angeles, GHJ has offices in Buffalo, Denver, Orange County and San Jose and is affiliated with HLB International, a global network of advisory and accounting firms that gives it access to resources in over 150 countries.
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California, United States