Temporary Accounting Specialist, AR & General Accounting at goodr

Los AngelesTemporaryFinancePosted 11 days ago

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ABOUT GOODR We create and sell active eyewear for anyone. No Slip. No Bounce. All Polarized. All Fun. Interested in joining our team? Keep reading. OUR VALUES: We have two core values: Fun & Authenticity. <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">FUN = Being sh*tty isn’t fun. Agreed? Taking pride in your work, finding joy in being GREAT, and celebrating wins… and losses. Now, that’s fun!</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">AUTHENTICITY = Focusing on being authentic over being liked. (Next-level guru stuff. Count it.)</li> </ul> Fun Fact: We do not allow email to be sent internally. Carrier pigeons only. JK, we use Slack. AUTONOMY: We practice autonomy, empowerment, and accountability so that every team member can be in control of their own life. <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;">HYBRID WORKING: This role is required to be in our Inglewood office every Tuesday and Thursday with the occasional third day thrown in. </li> </ul> ABOUT THE ROLE Are you a numbers wizard who loves bringing order to financial chaos and isn't afraid to dive headfirst into the wonderful world of Accounts Receivable? Do you live for the thrill of a perfectly balanced reconciliation, a seamless month-end close, and making sure the money flows smoothly? If you answered with a resounding "HELL YES!", then you might be the Accounting Specialist we're looking for! This isn't your average, run-of-the-mill, snooze-fest AR role. We're looking for someone with a rock-solid accounting foundation to take total ownership of our day-to-day AR operations while flexing their general ledger muscles across month-end close, journal entries, and reconciliations. You'll also join us at a super exciting time as we level up, automate, and modernize our accounting processes. If you're proactive, detail-obsessed, and ready to make a huge impact on our Money team, pull up a chair!  **Note: This is a Full-Time TEMPORARY position from October 2026 through March 2027. RESPONSIBILITIES <ul> <li>Own day-to-day AR activities, including invoicing, cash application and customer account maintenance </li> <li>Monitor AR aging and proactively follow up on outstanding balances and collection items </li> <li>Research and resolve customer payment discrepancies, deductions, credits and unapplied cash </li> <li>Perform customer account reconciliations and ensure AR balances are accurate and supported </li> <li>Own AR-related month-end close activities and reconciliations </li> <li>Partner with Sales and other internal teams to resolve customer and invoicing issues </li> <li>Support the rollout and ongoing operation of our evolving deferred revenue/revenue recognition process, including monitoring customer deposits, open invoice exceptions and related reconciliations </li> <li>Support month-end close through account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals and other recurring accounting activities </li> <li>Partner closely with our Financial Reporting & Systems Accountant and progressively take ownership of recurring accounting responsibilities </li> <li>Support corporate credit card reconciliations and related expense-management processes </li> <li>Assist with GL research, account analysis and resolution of reconciling items </li> <li>Support year-end audit preparation, including schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation </li> <li>Identify opportunities to improve, document and automate Accounting processes </li> <li>Cross-train across the Accounting team to provide additional coverage and support as needed </li> <li>This role is in the Finance team and will report directly to the Controller </li> <li>Perform other related duties as assigned </li> </ul> ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE  <ul> <li>May or may not have a degree...we don’t care (bonus points for Basset Hound Science or Dinosaur Law) </li> <li>3+ years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful hands-on AR experience </li> <li>Strong understanding of general accounting concepts, including journal entries, reconciliations and the month-end close process </li> <li>Experience working in an ERP environment; NetSuite experience is preferred </li> <li>Strong Excel skills, including comfort working with large datasets and reconciliations </li> <li>Excellent attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership </li> <li>Able to research discrepancies and follow an issue through to resolution rather than simply identifying it </li> <li>Organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines </li> <li>Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating with both Accounting and non-Accounting teams </li> <li>Curious about process improvement, systems and automation </li> <li>Has excellent multi-tasking skills </li> <li>Strong communicator who lives into collaboration  </li> <li>Driven by personal growth and thrives in an environment of constant feedback </li> <li>Is proactive and an independent problem solver! (Can you google a question?) </li> </ul> WHAT YOU GET <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;">This is a Temporary position</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">Start date: October 2026</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">End date: March 2027</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">To be involved in the most exciting sunglasses brand to hit the athletic space</li> <li>Paycheck....obviously. Pay rate: $45/hour, final offer will be made within this range based on experience </li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">Free sunglasses</li> </ul> NEXT STEPS Here's what we expect the hiring process for this role to be, should all go well with your candidacy. We aim for this entire process to take no more than four weeks to complete and you'd be expected to start on a specific date. <ol> <li>Application </li> <li>Fill out a form with basic questions </li> <li>30 minute introductory meeting with HR member </li> <li>60 minute virtual interview with role manager and peer </li> <li>Offer! </li> </ol> TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED, REVIEW & SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;">Review goodr's <a href="https://goodr.com/pages/goodr-applicant-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Applicant Privacy Policy</a>. By submitting an application to goodr, you are confirming that you have read the <a href="https://goodr.com/pages/goodr-applicant-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Applicant Privacy Policy</a> and agree to its terms. (Because nothing says “fun” like reading legal documents!)</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">Resume</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">Links to projects or groups you’re involved with (if you have them)</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">A drawing of an octopus fighting a pirate (not joking)*</li> <li style="font-weight: 300;">We may ask you to enter a code. But don't worry, it's just our attempt to keep the bots at bay.</li> </ul> *We accept submissions using accessibility tools. goodr is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] so we can discuss appropriate accommodations. #LI-Hybrid

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