Staff Accountant West Los Angeles, CA
Listed on 2026-07-08
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable/ Collections
Staff Accountant
This is a high-impact, General Ledger–focused accounting role supporting a fast-paced, multi-entity operation in the Music Entertainment Industry. The position plays a key role in month-end close, intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting, partnering closely with accounting leadership to deliver accurate, timely insights that support business decisions.
Ideal for an accountant who enjoys owning the numbers, working across multiple entities, and seeing how their work directly influences leadership and operations.
What You'll Do:
- Prepare and post journal entries in accordance with GAAP
- Own general ledger activity across multiple entities and locations
- Record daily transactions including payments, purchases, and accruals
- Perform intercompany reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
- Import and post GL activity from operational systems into the accounting platform
- Complete daily and monthly bank reconciliations across multiple accounts
- Review and approve positive pay activity
- Research and resolve discrepancies with urgency and attention to detail
- Support and actively participate in month-end close
- Maintain monthly close workbooks and supporting schedules
- Assist with monthly and annual financial statement support schedules
- Perform variance analysis and contribute to management reporting
- Produce weekly AR aging reports for leadership
- Prepare monthly receivables recaps for bad debt and reserve reviews
- Support AP processing, vendor setup, and commission payments
- Assist with 1099 preparation and compliance efforts
- 3+ years of accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP
- Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-branch environments
- Hands-on ownership of journal entries, GL, and bank reconciliations
- Month-end close experience in a collaborative accounting team
- Intercompany accounting and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Public accounting or public company exposure preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP and/or Quick Books a plus
What Brings Success in This Role:
Location &
Schedule:
Santa Monica, CA
Hybrid schedule: 4 days in-office / Fridays remote
Compensation & Benefits:
Salary range: $80,000 – $95,000
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
Unlimited PTO
2 WEEKS OFF BETWEEN XMAS AND NYS
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