Sr. Accountant (AP)

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

$70K — $101K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of experience as a senior accountant or supervisor.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or related business major.
  • Experience in general ledger analysis and financial reporting preferred.
  • Knowledge of federal and local regulations related to accounting.
  • Strong technical skills in accounting and GAAP fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure accurate recording of accounting entries and adjust miscoding in the system.
  • Generate and present financial reports to senior management including the CFO.
  • Prepare comprehensive financial statements and conduct variance analysis.
  • Conduct ad hoc analysis and complete special projects as assigned.
  • Collaborate with accounting directors to ensure timely year-end reporting.
  • Prepare year-end closing entries and assist with audit preparations.
  • Work with external auditors to provide necessary documentation.

Benefits

  • LAHSA pays a portion of medical and dental premiums for employees and dependents.
  • Comprehensive vision plan with yearly exams covered.
  • Basic life insurance coverage provided at no cost to employees.
  • Long-term disability coverage fully funded by LAHSA.
  • 401A pension plan eligibility after 6 months with contributions based on salary.
Full Job Description
Salary : $70,304.00 - $101,638.32 Annually
Location : 707 Wilshire Blvd, 10th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: FIN10308
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 08/06/2026
Closing Date: 8/20/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SEIU 721

Job Summary
The Sr. Accountant (AP) is mainly responsible for generating financial reports and analyzing the general ledger and the financial data.

Essential Job Functions

  • Ensure entries are properly recorded and adjust any miscoding's in the accounting system
  • Runs and create financial reports for the Associate director of accounting for presentation to Director of Finance, CFO and Commissions.
  • Prepares financial statements (Balance sheet, Statement of Financial position, Revenue and expense report and cashflow) and prepares variance analysis reports.
  • Perform ad hoc analysis and projects as requested.
  • Work with Associate director of accounting and Principal accountant to ensure timely year end closing and reporting at fiscal yearend.
  • Responsible for yearend closing entries and audit preparation.
  • Work with external auditors in providing documents and schedules needed.
  • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Extensive knowledge of federal and local regulations.
  • Knowledge of fund accounting and government accounting preferred but not required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Extensive and solid accounting technical skills, GAAP fundamentals and principles and audit process.
  • Excellent people skills, specifically customer service skills and a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships
  • Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
  • Advanced or intermediate level of computer software programs specifically, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook) and proficient in any accounting software.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community and organizational groups
  • Other duties and special projects as assigned
  • With abilities to create a report, interpret data and analyze report.

Training & Experience

  • Requires two-five (2-5) years' experience in accounting as a senior accountant or as a supervisor.
  • Accounting experience in general ledger analysis and financial reporting and analysis strongly preferred and some other function in accounting will be considered.
  • Bachelor of Science from an accredited college or universityin Accountancy degree / business degree with a major in accounting.
  • Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials performing the above duties successfully.

Schedule: The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.

Additional Information: LAHSA has adopted a hybrid telework policy requiring employees to work onsite at our Los Angeles office a minimum of two (2) days per week. Applicants must be able to meet this onsite requirement, with or without a reasonable accommodation. LAHSA is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] to initiate the interactive process.

Residency Requirement: This position requires the employee to reside within the State of California. Proof of residency may be requested as part of the onboarding process to ensure compliance with organizational and operational requirements.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at [email protected].

We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team!

Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan
LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 6% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave
Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.
  • Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
  • Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
  • More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year
Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day

In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees are entitled to two (2) "Floating Holidays" during the calendar year.
Updated 01/15/2025

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