Staff Accountant - High End Retailer

Culver City, CA based high end retailer, manufacturer, and distributor is seeking a Staff Accountant to join a dynamic and team oriented department.  This position reports to the Controller.  The qualified professional will have 3-5 years experience with a strong employment track record, and ability to multi-task. This position will be responsible for participating in general accounting; working with foreign currency, journal entries, month end closing, wire transfers, and miscellaneous job functions. 

Experience working with foreign currency and international business experience a huge plus!

 

Recording Cash Transactions for the company’s four bank accounts:

- All ACH and auto payments

- Wires

- French bank account - input manual checks

- Non-  A/R deposits

- Foreign currency related entries

Assist controller in reconciling these accounts as directed.

 

Perform calculation of monthly sales commissions and sales commission deductions for unpaid invoices.

 

Month end closing journal entries including but not limited to:

(Approximately 10-20 per month)

 

- Amortization of prepaid expenses

- Payroll entries prepared off ADP reports and France salary reports

- Miscellaneous accruals as directed

- Reclassifications as needed

 

Month end close including:

 

- Closing of Accounts Payable, a/r and inventory sub-ledgers

- Reconciliation of a subset of balance sheet accounts  â€“ approximately 20 accounts

- Maintaining FAS (fixed asset reporting software) including running depreciation, updating with additions and disposals of assets and tying out to general ledger

- Review/correcting of French expense reports and tying receipts to report (cash, Company credit card)

- Reconciliation of France expense reports with back up and credit card statements

- Updating a/p checks issued for France account to send to B&M monthly

 

Qualifications:

 

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent

- 3 to 5 years of general accounting experience with a mid-size company in a distribution/manufacturing environment with international operations

- Strong Excel skills

- MAS 500 experience is a plus.

- Needs to be an individual who thinks on his/her own but knows when to ask for direction.

- Attention to detail and good organizational skills are critical.

 

 

If your background includes the above requirements and you are interested in joining an organization that focuses on retention, challenge and growth opportunities, and is highly team oriented, we are very interested in hearing from you today. 

 

For immediate and confidential consideration, send resume to Heather Pease, Executive Recruiter at heather.pease@fortisrp.com

 

About FORTIS:

FORTIS Resource Partners combines over 20 years of experience in the specialized staffing of accounting, finance and tax professionals on a contract, direct-hire and project basis.

 

Our mission is to build trust and impact the growth and the careers of our candidates and provide the finest professional staffing and executive search solutions in the areas of finance, accounting and tax to our clients.

 

Our commitment to the professionals we represent is that we will help you build your career, enhance your network and present top opportunities in the marketplace.  Whether you are in transition, would like to be educated on the market or want to expand or take your career to the next level, we are committed to your success.

 

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