Accounting Assistant
5850 Canoga Ave Woodland Hls, CA 91367 US
Job Description
A Team Staffing, Southern California's locally-based staffing firm specializing in the title, escrow, mortgage and real estate industries, has an immediate opportunity for an Accounting Assistant, to work for a real estate company in Woodland Hills, CA.
The Accounting Assistant will provide support to the Purchasing Manager and Staff Accountant and be responsible for a variety of routine and non-routine including purchasing, contract maintenance, invoice and billing functions related to the new home building developments projects and the different phases of construction.
Responsibilities and Duties as an Accounting Assistant:
- Review of vendor contracts and maintaining and updating the systems
- Reconcile the financial information between the sales system, financial reporting system, and escrow closing documents
- Review and reconcile external and internal escrow closing documentation and sales journal entries
- Prepare and enter other journal entries as required
- Review sales files to assure compliance with department’s SOX procedures, as well as resolving any deficiencies
- Complete check deposits and associated journal entries
- Collaborate on accounting deficiencies and ensure sales transactions are completed within strict deadlines
- Reporting and other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
Required Skills and Experience for an Accounting Assistant:
- 2-5 years of accounting experience including accounts receivable and bank reconciliation in a busy, high volume accounting department required
- Strong computer skills: Excel proficiency, Vlookup, Pivot Tables, Formulas, Formatting
- Knowledge of accounting software (i.e. Yardi or Quickbooks), or related programs desired
- Real estate or related industry accounting experience preferred
- HS Diploma required. AA or BA in Accounting preferred
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Good attention to detail and accuracy and efficiency when performing data entry tasks
- Meets deadlines and commitments
Benefits:
- Competitive pay from the first day on the job
- Health Insurance
- Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- 401K as the team member continues their A Team Career
Additional Information
A Team Staffing is Southern California's title, escrow, mortgage and real estate staffing specialist, providing direct, temp to hire and temporary positions to talented and qualified candidates throughout the region. For twenty one years, we have spent our days building relationships with Southern California’s leading title, escrow, mortgage and real estate employers. We aim to advance our employee's careers in the real estate industry and to provide them with valuable opportunities to build skills, gain experience and achieve career and financial success.