Foothill Transit, the primary fixed-route transit provider in eastern Los Angeles County, California is seeking highly qualified individuals for the position of Accountant. Foothill Transit’s mission is to be the premier public transit provider committed to safety, courtesy, quality, responsiveness, efficiency and innovation. We are an award-winning bus system with a fleet of over 350 vehicles and ridership exceeding 9 million annually.

This position reports to the Controller and performs journey-level accounting work with a strong emphasis on Accounts Payable, corporate credit card reconciliation, and supporting the implementation and administration of an expense-management solution (e.g., Concur Expense or similar software).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare journal entries and perform month-end and year-end closing activities;
• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports;
• Ensure proper and timely recording and analysis of accounts and contract payable activities;
• Perform monthly corporate credit card reconciliations, including transaction matching, resolving discrepancies, and supporting cardholder questions;
• Support the implementation of an expense-management platform (e.g., Concur Expense, Certify, Emburse, Zoho, etc., or similar);
• Administer and maintain the expense-reporting process, including reviewing reports, verifying documentation, and enforcing policy compliance;
• Ensure proper and prompt recording and reconciliation accounts receivables and cash flow activities;
• Assist in providing auditors required audit reports and analysis of revenue and expense accounts;
• Coordinate with project managers and department directors’ approval of purchase orders and invoices;
• Ensure timely payments of vendor accounts to maintain good credit standing;
• Handle accounts payable (AP) internal and external inquiries such as schedule of payment and invoice adjustment or correction;
• Prepare billings and ensure timely collection of accounts receivable arising from grants subsidies, rent and special services;
• Prepare quarterly Use Tax return and federal, state and local grants compliance reports and analysis;
• Archive records into Laserfiche to maintain compliance with retention policy;
• Participate in annual inventory counts and cash fare audits at transit facilities; Process point-of-sale transactions for transit stores; Ensure mathematical accuracy and proper documentation of National Transit Data sampling reports; Perform other duties as assigned.