Plant Accountant jobs in Ventura, CA

Under the supervision of the accounting manager, the accountant shall be responsible to:

1. Assist the accounting manager with completing monthly and year-end account closing processes.

2. Assist the accounting manager with designing and generating financial statements and completing analysis of reports as necessary.

3. Prepare various reports as required by federal, state, county, and other funders or various other reports as assigned.

4. Maintain a funding source summary, and related contracts.

5. Prepare and post journal and journal voucher entries, including cash receipt journals, prepaid journals, and process daily, monthly, and annual closing entries.

6. Prepare, verify, and record, general ledger entries as required.

7. Balance cash, general and subsidiary ledgers, and proof for accuracy.

8. Input budget, expenditure, and analysis detail and generate financial and funder reports as necessary.

9. Prepare various statistical financial summary reports.

10. Prepare bank reconciliation in an accurate and timely manner.

11. Process in-kind documents and maintain donor tracking mechanisms, including reconciling financial and agency records in collaboration with designated staff. Prepare related tax receipts as necessary. Reconcile in-kind reports and back up to trial balance.

12. Prepare and analyze daily cash monitoring reports.

13. Process checks and ACH payments based on authorized general and subsidized aging reports.

14. Maintain accounts receivable and accounts payable subsidiary ledgers.

15. Assist the accounting manager with collecting data and preparing schedules for the corporate information return and other government filings as required.

16. Prepare quarterly balance sheet analysis by GL code.

17. Prepare audit schedules as necessary for both compliance and financial audits.

18. Maintain fixed asset and depreciation schedules including reconciling the subsidiary ledger to general ledger.

19. Maintain accounting system reports and a filing system of pertinent information.

20. Prepare accounts receivable invoices and billing reports, and monitor for payments.

21. Other duties as assigned.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum of an associate degree in accounting, statistics, business administration, or related and a *certificate in accounting from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three years’ recent paid experience in a highly responsible position involving general accounting including preparation, recording, and booking of general ledger entries, data collection organization, and analysis in a large corporate environment.

*Alternate Qualifications: A minimum of five years of the required experience may substitute for the certificate in accounting.

Preferred Criteria: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Knowledge and Abilities: Must be proficient in Windows environment including Excel and Word and with an automated double entry accounting system used in a large corporate or large organization environment in the generating of required documents, reports, graphs etc. Good typing skills. Ability to apply concepts such as percentage ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to integrate and perform special projects and assignments and provide related technical assistance to staff as required. Working knowledge of Indirect Cost Rate Principles and Cost Allocation regulations. Working knowledge of key principles and processes of finance, accounting, internal controls, and audits operations in a computerized environment. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions without difficulty. Ability to pay close attention to detail. Ability and skills to effectively interface as required with internal individuals and external contacts.

Physical Abilities: Ability to effectively use hands and fingers in the use of computer keyboard and other office machines. Ability to effectively see computer screen and read data. Ability to sit at workstation for prolonged periods of time.

License or Other Requirements: Must possess a current valid California driver’s license. Must submit to a pre-employment, agency-paid physical examination. Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of physical examination.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.74 - $42.88 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Oxnard, CA 93036: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person