Staff/Senior Accountant (Contract) POST NUMBER: 463757

Vaco Los Angeles is partnering with a confidential client in the renewable energy sector to identify an experienced Senior Accountant to support a major accounting clean-up initiative. This role is ideal for someone who excels in high-volume reconciliations, complex problem-solving, and stabilizing incomplete or inaccurate financial data. The position is project-focused through March 2025, with potential for extension or conversion depending on performance and ongoing needs. The role can pay up to $45/hr, depending on experience.


Role: Senior Accountant – Accounting Clean-Up Project (NetSuite Bill.com)

Contract | Onsite Preferred | Through March 2025
Location: Van Nuys will be moving to Valencia in Spring (should be able to commute to both areas)

What You’ll Do

You will serve as a key contributor in restoring accuracy and structure to the company’s accounting environment. Responsibilities include:

Financial Clean-Up & Month-End Support

• Perform account reconciliations across cash, credit cards, A/R, and A/P with high monthly transaction volumes (1,000–5,000 lines).

• Review general ledger activity, identify errors, de-duplicate records, and ensure proper booking of transactions.

• Clean up 10 months of backlogged financials, working account by account to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Data Correction & System Fixes

• Resolve issues stemming from a problematic system implementation.

• Correct data migration errors, including customer/vendor mismatches and chart-of-accounts mapping problems (old COA ? new COA).

• Build or fix schedules related to accruals, prepaids, revenue, and expenses.

Process & System Support

• Ensure proper accrual accounting and assist in preparing accurate journal entries (e.g., payroll-related corrections).

• Support the monthly close process and collaborate closely with accounting leadership.

• Maintain accurate financial records across multiple entities (primary entities plus smaller related entities).

Additional Project Work

• Assist with 1099 review and tagging within NetSuite and Bill.com.

• Recommend and support process improvements to prevent recurrence of historical issues.

• Provide hands-on support in a highly collaborative, data-intensive environment.

What We’re Looking For (Top Requirements)

Must-Have Experience

1. Strong reconciliation skills across high-volume accounts (cash, credit card, A/R, A/P).

2. Advanced Excel abilities (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, large dataset work, data tie-outs).

3. Solid working experience with NetSuite and Bill.com, especially in messy or partially implemented environments.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in solar, renewable energy, or construction industries.

• Prior work correcting or redesigning chart-of-accounts structures.

• Background in system migrations or major accounting clean-up projects.

Logistics & Work Environment

• Schedule: Standard business hours with some flexibility.

• Onsite Expectation: Initially 4–5 days per week due to the complexity of the project; limited hybrid options may be available after ramp-up.

• Overtime: Some OT may be required during deadlines or month-end closing periods.

• Duration: Through March 2025, with potential extension or conversion.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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