Assistant Accountant - USA

Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Location: Beverly Hills CA 90211

Reports To: Finance Manager

About the role

The Assistant Accountant role is a perfect opportunity, for a dynamic, people focused individual who has a passion for numbers and is eager to develop a career in finance.

Working as part of our Finance team, based in the Beverly Hills showroom, you’ll report into the Finance Manager and work closely with the wider finance team based in Sydney, Australia.

Your role centres on:

• Full function of accounts payable and receivable, invoice processing, payments and allocations
• Bank reconciliation, cost allocations, fixed asset management and balance sheet reconciliations
• Month end tasks, accruals, prepayments and journal postings
• Budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis and reporting
• General accounting and ad hoc tasks

You’ll be given ongoing training from an experienced, caring & proactive team who’s focussed on smart working and leveraging technology to make our working lives easier.

You’ll also be working closely with a range of stakeholders across the business and will have the opportunity to get involved in ad hoc projects to build your knowledge and understanding of the broader business.

Skills & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance or equivalent
• Already started or looking to commence CPA qualifications or equivalent (desirable)
• Entry to Intermediate level Finance role, with 12+ months experience in a similar function, carrying out key accounting tasks (desirable)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly numerate, high attention to detail, analytical with the ability to think logically
• MS Office experience with a good working knowledge of Excel as a minimum
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Familiarity with Netsuite (desirable)

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• On the job training incl full support for accountancy exams (CPA/equivalent)
• Excellent career progression and development opportunities
• Pro work/life balance organisation with flexible working available
• Full Health Benefits after 90 days
• 401k safe harbour matching
• 20 days PTO (+ your birthday)

In return, we’ll give you… 

Perks, benefits and the space to grow. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and plenty of opportunities for career growth and development. This includes: 

• The opportunities you need to grow, develop and craft a career you’re proud of within the global Eco Outdoor business 

• Paid parental leave, so we can look after you while you welcome a new human 

• A 50 per cent off employee discount on Eco Outdoor products 

• Company-sponsored shenanigans and activities to connect with your team and the broader Eco Outdoor crew, from axe-throwing escapades to lawn bowls and trivia nights 

• A culture of unbelievable hospitality… hello in house barista coffee machine  

• The opportunity to give back via our internal Social Housing and Sustainability teams. 

OK, you want to know what you’re getting yourself into? Let us introduce ourselves. 

Established in 2001 by expert minds from the landscape design and construction industries, Eco Outdoor is an Australian-founded global brand with showrooms in Australia, New Zealand and North America. We’re constantly experimenting, innovating and pushing creative boundaries, delivering the highest-quality natural stone and architectural surfaces (and outdoor furniture collections) to the international architecture market.  

We employ around 130 people across the globe, all of whom are dedicated to innovating, crafting and providing remarkable products and unbelievable hospitality to our clients and collaborators in the architecture and design space. We thrive on constant reinvention, regular development opportunities and a passionate culture grounded in connection and involvement.  

We’re a tribe of collaborators, critical thinkers, problem-solvers and challenge-embracers, and we nurture our incredibly talented people to put their best foot forward every day. That starts with our core values – Be a Game Changer, Only Accept Awesome, Play as a Team, Be Curious, Get Fired up – which are deeply ingrained in our culture. Basically, we’re all about fostering an innovative, industry-leading, collaborative, creative, passionate team to reach their fullest potential. That’s good for humans and good for business. 

If this sounds like your kind of gig… 

We’d love to hear from you. If you need more information before you apply, check out our website, LinkedIn or Instagram. If you have questions those sites don’t answer, flick us a line at people@ecooutdoor.com.au unless you’re a recruitment agency, in which case: no, thanks. We’ve got this one covered.