We are looking for an experienced Audit Senior to join a public accounting team serving clients in Carlsbad, California. This role is ideal for someone who can manage assurance engagements from planning through completion while maintaining strong client relationships and high-quality deliverables. The successful candidate will bring sound technical accounting knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to balance multiple deadlines in a client-focused environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct audit, review, and assurance engagements for a range of clients, including community associations, while ensuring quality and consistency throughout the process.<br>• Organize engagement plans, coordinate fieldwork, and drive assignments through completion in alignment with applicable standards.<br>• Develop and examine audit documentation, financial reports, and note disclosures to support accurate and compliant reporting.<br>• Assess internal control environments, identify operational gaps, and recommend practical improvements to strengthen financial processes.<br>• Investigate complex accounting and audit matters and apply appropriate guidance to support well-reasoned conclusions.<br>• Present observations, conclusions, and improvement recommendations clearly to clients and firm leadership.<br>• Oversee entry-level team members by assigning work, providing guidance, and reviewing deliverables for accuracy and completeness.<br>• Build and maintain strong client partnerships by delivering responsive service and managing expectations effectively.<br>• Monitor engagement timelines and budgets to help ensure projects are delivered efficiently and on schedule.<br>• Contribute to proposal development and support broader growth efforts within the audit practice.
<p>A growing life sciences company in <b>Fallbrook </b>is looking for a <strong>Senior Accountant</strong> to join its Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant who wants to take ownership of the monthly close, balance sheet activity, reconciliations, and financial reporting while working closely with Finance leadership.</p><p>This person will serve as a key accounting resource and will have the opportunity to improve processes, investigate variances, and work across several areas of the business.</p><p><strong>What you'll be responsible for</strong></p><ul><li>Manage assigned portions of the monthly and year-end close</li><li>Prepare and post journal entries</li><li>Perform complex balance sheet reconciliations</li><li>Review general ledger activity for accuracy</li><li>Analyze account fluctuations and investigate variances</li><li>Maintain schedules for prepaid expenses, accruals, and fixed assets</li><li>Assist with financial statement preparation</li><li>Support AP and AR reconciliation activities</li><li>Assist with budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Prepare financial reporting packages</li><li>Support internal and external audits</li><li>Research accounting discrepancies and recommend corrections</li><li>Assist with accounting policy and process improvements</li><li>Partner with Operations, FP&A, and Finance leadership</li><li>Provide support for special accounting projects</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>A busy organization supporting <strong>construction and government-funded projects</strong> is seeking a <strong>Senior Accountant</strong> to take ownership of complex accounting activities and help maintain strong financial controls.</p><p>This role is perfect for an experienced accountant who enjoys working in a project-based environment where <strong>job costs, contracts, billing, budgets, compliance, and financial reporting</strong> all come together.</p><p>You'll have significant visibility across the organization and will work closely with project managers, operations, leadership, and external partners.</p><p><strong>What You'll Own</strong></p><ul><li>Manage monthly close activities and prepare complex journal entries</li><li>Perform account reconciliations and research discrepancies</li><li>Monitor project-related revenue, expenses, and job costs</li><li>Review project budgets against actual expenditures</li><li>Analyze job-cost reports and investigate variances</li><li>Support contract billing and ensure invoices align with contractual requirements</li><li>Assist with government contract accounting and documentation</li><li>Prepare monthly financial statements and management reporting</li><li>Monitor accounts receivable and assist with collections related to project billing</li><li>Review subcontractor and vendor invoices for proper coding and approval</li><li>Maintain schedules for prepaid expenses, accruals, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting</li><li>Support external audits and government compliance reviews</li><li>Strengthen accounting procedures and internal controls</li><li>Work with project managers to improve financial visibility and profitability</li><li>Identify accounting discrepancies before they become larger issues</li></ul>
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing finance team in San Diego, California. This role will oversee core accounting operations, support an accurate and efficient close cycle, and strengthen processes across payables, payroll, and intercompany activity. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting expertise, sound judgment, and a process-minded approach to improving reporting and controls.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct accounting for operating expenditures and cost of revenue, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in the proper period.<br>• Prepare, analyze, and approve journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycle.<br>• Administer accounting for prepaid assets, fixed assets, depreciation, leases, and accrued obligations while maintaining complete supporting records.<br>• Oversee the full procure-to-pay workflow, including vendor setup, invoice processing, payment coordination, and enhancement of approval procedures through automation tools.<br>• Partner with FP&A and finance leadership to explain budget-versus-actual results and contribute to management reporting deliverables.<br>• Manage payroll accounting activities by recording payroll entries, reconciling liabilities, maintaining allocation logic, and improving visibility into labor-related costs.<br>• Handle intercompany accounting across multiple entities, including invoicing, allocations, settlements, reconciliations, and foreign currency-related entries.<br>• Support accounting systems optimization by participating in data migration, testing, documentation, workflow design, and internal control improvements.<br>• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation, respond to external audit requests, and help maintain readiness across assigned accounting areas.
<p><strong>A great opportunity for an accountant who has outgrown transactional accounting but isn't looking to manage a team yet.</strong></p><p>A growing real estate investment company in <strong>Carlsbad</strong> is looking for a <strong>Senior Accounting Specialist</strong> to support its corporate accounting function. This position will have exposure to <strong>general ledger activity, reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, and entity-level accounting</strong>. You'll work closely with the Controller and accounting team to ensure financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and post recurring and adjusting journal entries</li><li>Perform monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations</li><li>Maintain general ledger accounts</li><li>Assist with monthly and year-end close</li><li>Prepare supporting schedules for financial statements</li><li>Review account activity and investigate discrepancies</li><li>Maintain prepaid, accrual, and fixed asset schedules</li><li>Assist with intercompany transactions and reconciliations</li><li>Review accounting activity across multiple entities</li><li>Support financial statement preparation</li><li>Assist with audit and tax requests</li><li>Maintain accurate accounting documentation</li><li>Help identify opportunities to improve accounting processes</li><li>Support the Controller with special projects</li></ul>
We are looking for a Financial Services Associate Director to provide strategic oversight of accounting operations and financial reporting in San Diego, California. This role leads critical close and audit activities, strengthens internal financial processes, and supports sound decision-making through accurate analysis and clear communication. The ideal candidate brings deep technical accounting knowledge, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct monthly closing activities and ensure financial statements, analyses, and supporting reports are completed accurately and on schedule.<br>• Improve accounting workflows by identifying opportunities to simplify procedures, strengthen controls, and increase the efficiency of close-related tasks.<br>• Apply advanced accounting guidance in specialized areas such as long-term debt and lease accounting to maintain compliance with applicable standards.<br>• Guide annual audit preparation by coordinating schedules, organizing required documentation, and serving as the primary contact for external auditors.<br>• Lead the development of the annual budget process and help align financial plans with organizational objectives and reporting needs.<br>• Resolve accounting software and financial system issues by recommending practical solutions that support operational and reporting requirements.<br>• Maintain the chart of accounts by creating and updating ledger, statistical, and hierarchical account structures as business needs evolve.<br>• Oversee banking administration, including account maintenance, reconciliations, service utilization, and related financial controls.<br>• Supervise, coach, and evaluate team members while setting priorities, supporting cross-training, and providing direction on complex accounting matters.<br>• Build productive relationships with internal and external partners while monitoring departmental spending, supporting compliance efforts, and carrying out additional assigned responsibilities.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join a team in Costa Mesa, California on a Long-term Contract basis. This position will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, guiding the monthly close cycle, and delivering meaningful reporting insights to accounting leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong general ledger expertise, sound judgment in reviewing financial activity, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external auditors.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the monthly close process and help ensure financial reporting is completed accurately and on schedule.<br>• Prepare monthly financial statements and provide clear analytical summaries and observations to the Controller.<br>• Review and approve general ledger reconciliations to support the accuracy and completeness of account balances.<br>• Oversee reconciliation activity tied to cross-functional departments and confirm that transactions are properly reflected in the ledger.<br>• Evaluate and approve journal entries prepared by accounting staff to maintain strong financial controls.<br>• Review weekly payment runs and purchase order activity to verify accuracy, documentation, and required approvals.<br>• Support accounting operations related to receivables and partner with campus departments to ensure proper fixed asset accounting practices.<br>• Manage data flow between accounting, payroll, and other connected systems to help maintain reliable financial information.<br>• Work directly with external auditors during annual audits and assist with the preparation of organizational tax filings while ensuring adherence to internal policies and procedures.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing accounting team in Newport Beach, California. This role is responsible for supporting an accurate and timely close process while helping maintain the integrity of consolidated financial reporting. The ideal candidate brings strong general ledger expertise, sound analytical judgment, and the ability to work effectively across monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead assigned aspects of the monthly close by preparing, reviewing, and validating journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.<br>• Maintain accuracy across general ledger activity by analyzing account balances, resolving discrepancies, and documenting conclusions clearly.<br>• Coordinate complex accounting tasks related to consolidations, including foreign currency remeasurement, intercompany eliminations, and expense allocations.<br>• Support special accounting initiatives by organizing deliverables, preparing related entries, and ensuring complete documentation for each project.<br>• Identify opportunities to improve close efficiency and recommend practical process enhancements that strengthen timeliness and accuracy.<br>• Contribute to the development and application of accounting policies that promote consistent reporting across the organization.<br>• Partner with internal and external auditors by assembling audit schedules, responding to requests, and providing detailed financial support during quarterly and year-end reviews.<br>• Assist with internal and external financial reporting by preparing information used in management packages and regulatory filings while following established controls and compliance standards.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join a finance team in California. This role is suited for someone who can lead core accounting activities, produce accurate financial reporting, and bring consistency to a developing team environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing close processes, supporting daily transactional accounting, and strengthening the reliability of financial operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the monthly close cycle, ensuring entries are recorded accurately and deadlines are met.<br>• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules to provide clear visibility into business performance.<br>• Maintain the general ledger by posting journal entries and validating account activity.<br>• Oversee account, bank, and cash reconciliations to confirm completeness and accuracy across balances.<br>• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, helping maintain timely and accurate transaction processing.<br>• Contribute to team stability by promoting organized workflows, consistency, and dependable accounting practices.<br>• Assist with cash management responsibilities, including monitoring balances and related reporting.<br>• Provide accounting support connected to the organization’s move from QuickBooks to NetSuite, including data validation and process alignment.
<p>Robert Half is partnering with a leading <strong>aerospace company</strong> seeking a highly organized and experienced Senior Administrative Assistant to provide direct support to the <strong>CEO and President</strong>. This is a high-visibility role for a polished professional who can anticipate executive needs, manage competing priorities, and operate with a high level of discretion.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Provide high-level administrative support to the CEO and President</li><li>Manage complex calendars, scheduling, meetings, and appointments</li><li>Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements and itineraries</li><li>Prepare and format presentations, reports, correspondence, and executive documents</li><li>Coordinate executive meetings, including agendas, materials, and follow-up items</li><li>Handle confidential and sensitive company information with discretion</li><li>Serve as a key point of contact for internal teams, clients, vendors, and external partners</li><li>Assist with special projects and executive-level initiatives</li><li>Track deadlines, action items, and follow-ups to ensure timely completion</li><li>Coordinate logistics for meetings, events, and leadership activities</li><li>Provide general administrative support to the executive leadership team as needed</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>If you're an accountant who naturally asks <em>“why doesn't this number tie out?”</em> and enjoys figuring out what is happening behind the numbers, this could be a great fit. A growing manufacturing organization in <strong>Encinitas </strong>is adding an <strong>Accounting Analyst</strong> to its Finance & Accounting team. This position sits between traditional accounting and financial operations, giving you exposure to reconciliations, reporting, inventory, month-end close, and process improvement.</p><p>You won't simply be entering transactions all day. You'll be expected to <strong>investigate discrepancies, identify trends, and help the team make its accounting processes cleaner and more efficient.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO</strong></p><ul><li>Analyze general ledger activity and investigate unusual transactions</li><li>Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules</li><li>Assist with month-end and year-end close</li><li>Review inventory-related accounting activity</li><li>Reconcile operational data to financial records</li><li>Analyze variances and research discrepancies</li><li>Assist with journal entries and accruals</li><li>Prepare recurring accounting and management reports</li><li>Review transactions for appropriate coding</li><li>Partner with Operations, Purchasing, and Inventory teams</li><li>Maintain accurate financial documentation</li><li>Assist with internal and external audit requests</li><li>Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows</li><li>Support special projects for the Controller and accounting leadership</li></ul>