Location: United States
Date published: 04-Jun-2025
Job ID: 145321
Description and Requirements
Work Location: Remote, PST time
Position Type: Part-time Contract, 2 months
Location: Mountain View, CA
Our Fortune 500 client is seeking an Accountant. This is a part-time role to assist with the month-end and quarter-end close. Work schedule is 8 to 9 days each month - generally the last 6 business days of the month and the first 2 or 3 days of the following month. Expect to work 8-hour days with flexibility in the daily schedule
Responsibilities:
- Gather, prepare, test, and maintain adequate documentation to support monthly accruals through the Service PO Accrual Process (SPOA).
- Apply judgment and correctly interpret GAAP accounting requirements to ensure accounting entries are properly recorded, substantiated, and communicated.
- Partner and communicate with the Requestor and Financial Analyst communities to effectively prepare monthly accruals.
- Assist the SPOA database manager with the preparation and analysis of monthly accrual data.
- Identify and communicate Procurement and Accounts Payable processing errors for correction.
- Participate in cross-training and coverage of other Corporate Accounting areas of responsibility.
- Maintain flexibility to assist in other areas during periods of peak activity.
- Continually assess and design desk procedures and process flows.
- Ensure that these workflows are designed to maximize internal controls and efficiency
Qualifications:
- This is a part-time role to assist with the month-end and quarter-end close. Work schedule is 8 to 9 days each month - generally the last 6 business days of the month and the first 2 or 3 days of the following month. Expect to work 8-hour days with flexibility in the daily schedule
- Estimating an end date of 11/15 for the contractor to ensure we have coverage through our peak time for FY26 Q1.
- Minimum 3-4 years relevant experience in accounting, purchasing, and/or accounts payable.
- Understanding of concepts of accrual accounting.
- Strong experience with automated accounts payable and purchasing systems - Oracle experience a plus.
- Strong experience with Excel and Word.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Strong organization, time management, and task prioritization skills.
- Ability to work independently and resolve problems.
- Strong customer service/support skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask and shift priorities during a compressed time frame.
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
- BA/BS in Accounting/Finance strongly preferred.
All interested applicants who meet the qualifications listed above are invited to submit a resume by clicking "Apply Now".