Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Analyst with excellent customer service skills to work in our Downtown Los Angeles Headquarters. Under the general supervision of the Senior Director of Finance and Controller, you will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of PPLA’s general ledger and financial statements. This position is expected to function with a minimum amount of oversight while performing complex accounting work that requires the application of accounting theories, concepts, principles and standards to the financial activities of PPLA. The work involves preparing and analyzing financial statements, analyzing variances between actual and budget as well as monthly variances, preparing cash flow analysis, reconciling accounts and verifying them to source documents, and preparing analytical schedules necessary for the financial audit.
Over one hundred years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that everyone should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Founded 52+ years ago, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is one of the largest providers of reproductive health care services in Los Angeles County. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) team works together to provide high-quality, affordable reproductive health care to women, men, and young people across Los Angeles County. At PPLA, you will discover a culture of like-minded individuals who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission.
Our Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License strongly preferred.
- At least four (4) years general accounting experience including journal entry preparation and account reconciliation.
- Experience working with budgets and performing variance analyses.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) or Acumatica General Ledger Systems and FRX Reporting is preferred, Excel and Word are required.
About the position:
- Abortion patients are cared for at each of our health centers, and in part through the administrative, support, and other non-clinical services provided at all PPLA locations, and by all PPLA employees. Supporting these critical services is an essential job duty, and a fundamental responsibility of all employees and contractors.
- Perform timely and accurate month-end closing of the general ledger, typically handling the more sensitive, difficult or complex closing activities.
- Analyze financial results in comparison to the budget, as well as comparisons by month and prior year. Identify trends or anomalies in accounting system transactions and evaluate their significance of impact to ongoing programs, operations, and financial statements.
- Reconcile accounts to their source documents and maintain lead schedules that will be necessary for the financial audit. Propose and execute adjustments related to reconciliations in timely manner.
- Provide in-depth analysis and reconciliations of complex financial data to ensure that applicable regulations and accounting procedures are observed.
- Perform analytical review and reconciliation of all assigned balance sheet accounts and ensure the accuracy and completeness of all transactions.
- Lead or participate in the support of work paper development and tasks related to external financial audits.
- Prepare and / or review journal entries as needed. Work closely Controller and activities associated with the timely, efficient and accurate month-end closing of the General Ledger.
- Participate in internal and external audits conducted to ensure compliance with required County, State or Federal programs, procedures and requirements.
- Prepare month end pre-paid expenses, pre-paid insurance and pre-paid tax schedules.
- Prepare the Trend Analysis to determine accruals needed to be recorded at month-end.
- Analyzes, research and reconcile the Other Receivables balance at month-end.
- Prepares schedules and documentation for internal and external reporting requirements.
- Process and review invoices for appropriate General Ledger coding and accounting.
Generous salary and benefits package includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
- Free basic life/AD&D policy with additional voluntary coverage options
- Short Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident policies
- 403(b) Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
- Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Account plans
- Public Transportation and Commuter Pre-Tax Reimbursements
- Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits
- Hiring range: $86 -$103k (non-exempt)
At Planned Parenthood Los Angeles we continuously work towards our values of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion including with our compensation philosophy. PPLA recognizes that decisions about pay and benefits have significant impact on staff, so we are committed to ensuring all positions are rooted in a description that identifies competencies, duties, responsibilities and qualifications, and that they are compensated equitably which takes into account both internal organizational equity and market compensation data for similar roles.
Equal Employment Opportunity will be afforded to all applicants and other covered persons without regard to protected characteristics, including their perceived protected characteristic. Protected categories include: race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hair styles such as, braids, locs, and twists as examples but not exhaustive list), color, religion or religious creed (including religious belief, observation, practice, dress, and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/chest feeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision-making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (including past, current or prospective service in the uniformed service), and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PPLA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the requirements of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
