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JR Tax Preparer

Hermosa Beach, CA
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Temporary to Hire
25 - 30 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Tax Preparer to join a growing tax advisory team in California. This contract-to-permanent opportunity is ideal for someone with a solid background in tax return preparation who is ready to contribute in an in-office setting while continuing to build technical expertise. The role supports individuals, business owners, real estate investors, and households with increasingly sophisticated tax needs, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, organization, and dependable follow-through. Responsibilities: • Prepare federal and state tax filings for individuals, including returns involving self-employment income, rental activity, investment transactions, capital gains, and pass-through income. • Complete business tax returns for S corporations and partnerships, handling straightforward to moderately involved engagements with accuracy and efficiency. • Support the preparation of fiduciary income tax filings for trusts and estates while working alongside senior team members on more technical matters. • Examine prior-year filings, financial records, carryforward details, and source documents before starting each engagement to ensure a complete understanding of the assignment. • Develop depreciation schedules, perform account reconciliations, and assemble organized workpapers that support return positions and reviewer needs. • Monitor assigned returns from preparation through review, keeping work status current and ensuring each file is ready for the next stage without unnecessary delays. • Recognize inconsistencies, missing documentation, and tax items that may require clarification, then raise questions promptly to avoid incorrect assumptions. • Respond to review notes and requested revisions in a timely manner, delivering accurate and well-organized returns for final processing.
2026-11-06T00:00:00Z

Payroll Accountant

Santa Monica, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
75000 - 90000 USD / Yearly
Payroll Manager (Remote after Training) | Hospitality Industry We're partnering with a well-established luxury hospitality organization to identify a Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for approximately 400 employees across multiple locations.This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with hospitality, restaurant, union, employee payroll experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment while partnering closely with HR and Finance. 📍 Location: Initial onsite training in Santa Monica (flexible hybrid training available), then fully remote💰 Compensation: $80,000-$90,000 base salary What You'll Do<ul><li>Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 600 employees across multiple locations</li><li>Ensure accurate payroll calculations including wages, overtime, tips, commissions, deductions, and garnishments</li><li>Maintain employee payroll records and system data</li><li>Manage payroll tax filings, quarterly reporting, W-2s, and year-end processing</li><li>Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies</li><li>Partner with HR on new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, and employee status changes</li><li>Generate labor cost, overtime, and payroll analytics reports for leadership</li><li>Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations</li></ul>What We're Looking For:✅ Hospitality, restaurant, or hotel payroll experience✅ Experience processing payroll for tipped and/or union employees✅ UKG or ADP Workforce Now experience✅ Strong communication skills and confident presence✅ Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities✅ Payroll, accounting, or finance background preferred Benefits<ul><li>3 weeks PTO + 8 paid holidays</li><li>401(k) with 3% company match</li><li>Medical, dental, and vision coverage</li><li>ClassPass or Equinox discount program</li><li>Cell phone reimbursement</li><li>Hotel and dining discount</li></ul>
2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

Accountant

Los Angeles, CA
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Temporary to Hire
31.6635 - 38 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accountant to join a mission-driven non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California. This contract-to-permanent opportunity is ideal for an accounting specialist who can manage core accounting activities, support financial reporting, and contribute to compliance in a collaborative environment. The role offers the chance to work across day-to-day accounting, audit support, budgeting, and process improvement while helping strengthen financial operations. Responsibilities:• Oversee daily accounting activities and help ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results are completed accurately and on schedule.• Maintain the general ledger by reviewing postings, preparing reconciliations, and resolving discrepancies across bank and balance sheet accounts.• Prepare and assess journal entries, year-end adjustments, and supporting schedules for items such as receivables, accruals, deferred revenue, and other closing transactions.• Develop monthly financial reports, variance commentary, and statement support to provide clear insight into organizational performance.• Guide accounting staff by distributing work, reviewing completed tasks, and offering day-to-day coaching to support quality and efficiency.• Coordinate audit preparation by assembling schedules, assisting external auditors, and helping address items identified during audit review.• Support regulatory and tax-related reporting, including annual information return documentation and required 1099 filings.• Assist with budget planning, government billing, and expenditure reporting while monitoring restricted and unrestricted funding activity.• Process payroll-related accounting tasks, verify payment documentation, and confirm transactions are properly supported before submission.• Work with finance leadership to strengthen internal controls, improve accounting procedures, and enhance reporting workflows through process and system efficiencies.
2026-11-06T00:00:00Z

Accountant

Los Angeles, CA
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Temporary / Contract
33 - 38 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Accountant to support a university environment in Los Angeles, California through a Long-term Contract opportunity. This position will contribute to the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting by managing reconciliations, journal entries, and account analysis across a wide range of balance sheet and income statement activity. The role works closely with internal stakeholders to maintain reliable records, review financial data, and help ensure timely month-end and ongoing accounting operations. Responsibilities: • Review cash activity and deposits on a recurring basis in partnership with finance team members to support accurate recording and control of funds. • Complete monthly reconciliations for bank accounts, petty cash, and other balance sheet accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies as needed. • Prepare and post journal entries related to accruals, deferred revenue, prepaid expenses, payroll, receivables, revenue, and other recurring accounting transactions. • Track fixed asset activity by recording additions, calculating depreciation, and assisting with inventory verification of capital assets. • Analyze financial reports and account activity to support the preparation and maintenance of accurate balance sheet and income statement records. • Assist with specialized accounting entries involving investments, benefit-related adjustments, indirect cost allocations, and interdepartmental expense transfers. • Support reporting and accounting processes tied to grants, subsidiary activity, and other institution-related financial obligations. • Contribute to process evaluation and financial system-related activities when needed, including support for reporting tools and accounting workflow improvements.
2026-11-03T00:00:00Z

Payroll Staff Accountant

Los Angeles, CA
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Temporary to Hire
32.12 - 43.01 USD / Hourly
The Staff Accountant / Payroll Specialist supports accurate, timely, and audit-ready financial reporting by performing general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal-entry preparation, and payroll processing activities. This position works collaboratively with Finance and Human Resources while maintaining appropriate segregation of duties, confidentiality, internal controls, and compliance with Hillsides policies, procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, dependable, and comfortable working with sensitive financial and employee information. This role requires strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy. This role will be a hybrid remote position. Employees must live with in a 30 mile radius of the site. Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesGeneral Accounting<ul><li>Perform monthly general ledger account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.</li><li>Prepare, review, and post routine and adjusting journal entries.</li><li>Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.</li><li>Maintain accurate supporting documentation for accounting transactions.</li><li>Assist with accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, and other accounting functions as needed.</li><li>Review financial transactions for accuracy, completeness, and proper account coding.</li><li>Assist with preparation of financial reports, schedules, and supporting documentation for internal and external reporting.</li><li>Support annual audits and provide requested documentation and account analysis.</li></ul>Payroll<ul><li>Process payroll accurately and timely in accordance with established payroll schedules and applicable requirements.</li><li>Review payroll information, including timekeeping records, earnings, deductions, benefits, leave balances, and other payroll-related transactions.</li><li>Coordinate with Human Resources regarding employee status changes, new hires, terminations, compensation changes, and benefit deductions.</li><li>Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and payroll liabilities.</li><li>Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll questions in coordination with Human Resources.</li><li>Prepare and maintain payroll reports and supporting documentation.</li><li>Assist with payroll tax filings, year-end reporting, W-2s, and other required payroll documentation.</li></ul>
2026-11-05T00:00:00Z

Tax Staff - Public

Los Angeles, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
95000 - 115000 USD / Yearly
**Westside CPA firm seeking to bring on a Sr. Tax Accountant to team** Please email resume to Eric Herndon for confidential consideration. Robert Half is currently working with a dynamic client looking for a Tax Accountant. The Tax Accountant will work with financial and income tax statements, making sure that they comply with tax laws by filing their federal and state tax returns. If you are a deadline driven Tax Accountant with excellent attention to detail and highly organized, this may be the role for you! Major responsibilities - Confirm that clients comply with federal, state and local tax regulations - Prepare tax provisions schedules, returns, payments, reports and maintain a company's tax database - Oversee tax preparation work that is outsourced - Identify legal tax savings and recommend ways to improve profits - Put together accurate quarterly and annual tax reports - Provide management with information regarding the impact of tax liabilities and corporate strategies or new tax laws - Create tax solutions to incorrect tax fillings or complicated tax issues - Maintain good industry knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, participating in professional organizations, keeping up with professional networks and reading professional publications
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

56 results for Sr Accountant in Commerce, CA