Accounting Clerk

Description

We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to join our team in Palo Alto, California or San Francisco, California in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on accounting work and can confidently support daily financial operations across payables, receivables, and expense-related processes. The role offers the opportunity to contribute in a fast-moving environment while partnering closely with finance leadership to keep records accurate, organized, and up to date.

Responsibilities:

- Handle day-to-day accounts payable activities, including reviewing invoices, preparing payments, and supporting regular check processing.

- Oversee accounts receivable tasks by generating customer invoices, monitoring outstanding balances, and following up on collections activity.

- Record bank deposits promptly and maintain accurate documentation for all incoming funds.

- Assist with purchasing coordination and expense-related workflows to support smooth financial operations.

- Process employee expenses and bill payments while ensuring transactions are coded and entered correctly.

- Perform routine accounting work in Quick Books Online and help maintain complete, well-organized financial records.

- Use Ramp or a similar expense platform to track corporate card activity and support expense management needs.

- Work closely with finance leadership and external accounting partners as selected accounting responsibilities are brought in-house.

Requirements - 2-3 years of accounting experience with practical exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable, or both.

- Proficiency with Quick Books Online is required.

- Experience with Ramp or a comparable expense management tool is preferred; willingness to learn is important.

- Strong accuracy and attention to detail when handling invoices, payments, and financial data entry.

- Ability to manage transactional accounting responsibilities in a fast-paced, changing environment.

- Previous experience supporting both AP and AR functions is highly preferred.

- Availability to work onsite on a permanent basis in California, with flexibility to travel between nearby company locations if needed.

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