Accounting Specialist

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Calabasas area) | On-site 5 days/week

Compensation: $60,000–$75,000 plus benefits

Employment Type: Full-time

Our client is a fast-growing company with a portfolio of well-known brands expanding rapidly across the US and Canada. With dozens of locations open and significantly more in development, the company is scaling toward a public offering in the next 2–3 years. It's a lean, collaborative environment where the accounting team has real visibility with leadership and a genuine say in how processes get built.

The Role

You'll own day-to-day accounts payable across multiple locations and entities, working closely with an Accounting Manager, CFO, and a small, tight-knit finance team that values accuracy, ownership, and follow-through.

What You'll Do

• Review, code, and process vendor invoices, credit memos, and reimbursement requests
• Verify invoices for documentation, authorization, pricing, and GL coding accuracy
• Allocate expenses across multiple locations, departments, and entities
• Manage the AP workflow end-to-end, from invoice receipt through payment and filing
• Prepare weekly payment runs (checks, ACH, and other electronic payments)
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies, duplicate charges, and outstanding balances
• Communicate directly with vendors on invoice status, payment timing, and documentation
• Partner with location managers and department leaders to resolve approval or coding issues
• Support month-end close: AP cutoff, invoice accruals, prepaid expense tracking, reconciliations
• Assist with annual 1099 prep and vendor record maintenance
• Flag process inefficiencies and suggest improvements to controls and workflows

What You Bring

• Experience in accounts payable, bookkeeping, or general accounting
• Familiarity with GL coding, accrual-based accounting, and month-end close routines
• Working knowledge of Excel, including filters, sorting, basic formulas, and reconciliations
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree is a plus but not required
• Dependable and organized, with the ability to take ownership of your part of a fast-paced close process