Sr Accountant

An architect, a designer, a curator, an engineer? You’d be amazed at how many different kinds of people work at Forest Lawn. With our world-renowned art and architecture, our popular community events, and our reputation as being one of the most beautiful destinations in Southern California, there are all sorts of different people and positions here. But our employees all have some things in common. They’re all intelligent, ambitious, professional, creative – and most of all, caring. If this sounds like you, give us a call and become one of the amazing people at Forest Lawn. Forest Lawn has always attracted unique and exceptional individuals; those who aren’t satisfied with simply building a career, but want to go home at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a profound and positive difference in people’s lives. If this sounds like you, take a look at our job openings....We may have your next GREAT OPPORTUNITY! COMPENSATION Annual Minimum - Maximum $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 JOB SUMMARY Responsible for assisting in developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely prepared financial statements. Primarily responsible for independently ensuring that the following all met or completed timely deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting and consolidation activities, year-end audit/review preparation, debt service coverage/break even analysis in addition to the support of the budget and forecasting activities. Understands accounting principles and procedures and able to apply generally accepted accounting principles to various categories of assets and liabilities in a variety of situations. Handle special assignments and projects assisting other accountants and manager. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING Participate in preparing the general ledger, financial statements, balance sheet analysis, journal entries and other supporting schedules and calculations for month-end and other activities. Analyze financial and statistical data. Responsible for bank reconciliations on various bank accounts, and account analysis. Participate in preparing year-end reporting and close; assist in maintaining the Chart of Accounts. Participate in the preparation of year-end audit and tax return schedules. Reconcile fixed assets and other key accounts to the general assets including roll forwards. Ensure that assets have been boarded and disposed of correctly. Assist in reviewing and ensuring the proper recording, maintenance and update of all job cost, budgeting, construction and draw schedules. Prepare reports such as capital availability and expenditures. Track deadlines for the timely payments of debt, real estate taxes, insurance or other time sensitive payments and their proper amortization in coordination with other groups and the proper preparation of filings. Prepare ad hoc reporting requirements and analysis. Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Ready financial statements and review them for accuracy; including reviewing monthly P&L reports to provide answers to management questions. Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external departments. Work closely with various departments to ensure data integrity and delivery of required expense analysis against budget is prepared in a timely manner including coordinating with FP&A. Handle preparation of the annual budget and forecasting needs. Provide taxes to relevant government agencies. Ensure that accounting needs are completed within required timelines. Coordinate various annual accounting filings. Track lifecycle of inventory; value it and inventory counts accordingly. Analyze actual labor, material, and overhead cost against standard/budget; Research and explain any variance in coordination with FP&A group. Assist with managing company cash flow. Review accounting processes and procedures, make recommendations, and implement improvements with management. Ensure internal Controls processes are followed. As necessary, design and enhance internal control procedures and oversee implementation with management. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Business, Finance, or Accounting from four-year college with minimum 3-4 years of professional experience in Accounting. 3 to 4 years of general accounting experience Netsuite experience required. High Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Word and other Office products. High proficiency in large data sets. The ability to be able to filter and manipulate data and populate data template uploads and see patterns in trends is important. Operate with high emotional intelligence and exceptional communication skills. Proven experience as a problem solver. Experience with major Payroll and ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite). Exceptional attention to detail and ability to deliver accurate results under strict deadlines. Excels in growth environments; versatile, capable of managing multiple projects and able to manage project plans, dependencies, and milestones. Highest degree of integrity and confidentiality. Highly analytical with working knowledge of general payroll protocols and accounting principles. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Public accounting experience is plus. CPA preferred – active or inactive Public accounting experience and/or Fortune 500, 5 days close experience a plus. COMPETITVE BENEFITS  Forest Lawn takes pride in offering an excellent benefits package to our employees, which taken as a whole, leads our industry and is competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry.  Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings. DRUG TESTING POLICY Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer. E-VERIFY STATEMENT Forest Lawn has registered to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/e-verify-overview. FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE FOR HIRING ORDINANCE Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY As an essential business, it is crucial for Forest Lawn’s employees to remain healthy in order for us to be able to provide our essential services to the public, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with our mission and Forest Lawn’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we are adopting this policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our client families and visitors; and the community at large from COVID-19, which may be reduced by vaccination. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities, as applicable. All employees are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and remain current with all COVID-19 vaccine boosters, unless a reasonable accommodation related to a medical reason or sincerely-held religious beliefs or practices is approved. For more information on our mandatory vaccination policy: Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000