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Accounting & Payroll Manager

Studio City, CA 91604

Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Accounting Job Number: 25670 Rate DOE: $100,000 to $110,000

Job Description


Position: Accounting & Payroll Manager 

Location: Studio City, CA (Onsite) 

Pay: $100,000 to $110,000 annually 

Experience: 3+ years of experience in payroll processing, including deduction and withholding management, changes in wages, non-exempt employee timekeeping, recording of payroll journal entries, compliance, and timely tax filing. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm, 7:30am to 4:30pm, 8:00am to 5:00pm, or 8:30am to 5:30pm 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking an Accounting & Payroll Manager to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Own the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll execution for all employees. 
  • Record and reconcile payroll journal entries and related transactions. 
  • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in payroll and accounting workflows. 
  • Collaborate closely with HR, Accounting, and other departments to maintain accurate records and ensure effective communication. 
  • Support financial statement, workers compensation, and ERISA audits. 
  • Primary owner of accounts receivable system including non-standard tuition billing adjustments and processing withdrawals/refunds. 
  • Manage complex and sensitive past due accounts, parent inquiries, and student account matters. 
  • Oversee accounts receivable process, billing, collections, and account reconciliations. 
  • Team with the Financial Aid department to ensure timely and accurate adjustments. 
  • Engage in sensitive yet productive dialogue regarding financial status. 
  • Generate annual enrollment contracts/manage completion process. 
  • Coach and supervise the Accounts Receivable Specialist. 
  • Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Understand accounting principles including prepaid/accruals, account positions, and journal entries and experience utilizing accounting systems (Oracle, SAP, Great Plains) is required.  
  • Possess an exceedingly strong knowledge of Excel and outstanding attention to detail.   
  • Regularly manipulate, analyze, and validate large datasets.  
  • Demonstrate strong customer service skills with a variety of stakeholders (employees, parents, colleagues).  
  • Must be highly organized and persistent in tracking responses and following up with non-responsive individuals.  
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Job Requirements


Position: Accounting & Payroll Manager 

Location: Studio City, CA (Onsite) 

Pay: $100,000 to $110,000 annually 

Experience: 3+ years of experience in payroll processing, including deduction and withholding management, changes in wages, non-exempt employee timekeeping, recording of payroll journal entries, compliance, and timely tax filing. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm, 7:30am to 4:30pm, 8:00am to 5:00pm, or 8:30am to 5:30pm 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking an Accounting & Payroll Manager to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Own the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll execution for all employees. 
  • Record and reconcile payroll journal entries and related transactions. 
  • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in payroll and accounting workflows. 
  • Collaborate closely with HR, Accounting, and other departments to maintain accurate records and ensure effective communication. 
  • Support financial statement, workers compensation, and ERISA audits. 
  • Primary owner of accounts receivable system including non-standard tuition billing adjustments and processing withdrawals/refunds. 
  • Manage complex and sensitive past due accounts, parent inquiries, and student account matters. 
  • Oversee accounts receivable process, billing, collections, and account reconciliations. 
  • Team with the Financial Aid department to ensure timely and accurate adjustments. 
  • Engage in sensitive yet productive dialogue regarding financial status. 
  • Generate annual enrollment contracts/manage completion process. 
  • Coach and supervise the Accounts Receivable Specialist. 
  • Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Understand accounting principles including prepaid/accruals, account positions, and journal entries and experience utilizing accounting systems (Oracle, SAP, Great Plains) is required.  
  • Possess an exceedingly strong knowledge of Excel and outstanding attention to detail.   
  • Regularly manipulate, analyze, and validate large datasets.  
  • Demonstrate strong customer service skills with a variety of stakeholders (employees, parents, colleagues).  
  • Must be highly organized and persistent in tracking responses and following up with non-responsive individuals.  
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Additional Information

Kent Daniels and Associates is a legal staffing service specializing in the placement of temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time regular employees in law firms and corporate legal departments in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and nationwide. We staff all positions in law firms and all three shifts - day, swing and graveyard. Kent Daniels was established in 1986, giving us 37 years of experience finding candidates legal jobs in law firms nationwide. Applicants will be considered in a manner consistent with federal, state, and local requirements as applicable. Salary ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting and represent the compensation KDA/our clients are willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to experience level, education/training, relevant skills, business needs and location.
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