Senior Accountant

About the role

Maverick Payments is a family-owned and privately held full-service payment provider located in Calabasas, California. The Senior Accountant supports Maverick’s accounting needs by managing POS equipment billing, assisting with residual preparation and distribution, and performing various monthly accounting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, validate, and compile POS equipment billing data to ensure accurate and timely invoicing.
• Assist in the monthly residual process, including calculations, reconciliations, and initiating adjustments as needed to ensure accuracy.
• Evaluate the accuracy and reasonableness of residual and commission calculations, identifying issues and implementing solutions before distribution.
• Resolve accounting variances at discretion by researching root causes and recommending adjustments in alignment with GAAP and company policy.
• Analyze complex billing discrepancies or data irregularities and determine appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and general ledger account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial records.
• Support month-end close activities, contributing to journal entries, schedules, and variance analysis.
• Prioritize and independently manage multiple deadlines during month-end close, determining which issues require escalation and which can be resolved autonomously.
• Identify inefficiencies in accounting workflows and initiate process improvements to enhance accuracy, speed, or compliance.
• Evaluate trends in reconciliation items and recommend strategic actions such as policy/process updates to prevent recurring variances.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries, providing clear, timely, and professional communication regarding billing, residuals, and accounting matters.
• Participate in and provide support for specialized projects or process improvement initiatives as directed by department or company leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent combination education and experience.
• 4-6 years accounting experience.
• Experience with QuickBooks including account-level entries and reporting.
• Experienced and knowledgeable with the guideline of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience with bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations.
• Certifications or degrees in Accounting or Finance.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Access is a plus.