Jr. Staff Accountant

Description :

Title : Junior Staff Accountant

Classification : Non-Exempt

Reports To : Accounting Manager

Job Description :

The Junior Accountant will directly support both daily bookkeeping and monthly financial operations in a fast-paced retail environment. Assist with journal entries, reconcile accounts, maintain ledgers, and prepare routine financial reports, including balance sheets and income statements. Close collaboration with Senior Accountants offers a chance to build confidence, versatility, and a well-rounded understanding of financial operations at scale.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist with daily reconciliations for sales, accounts receivable, and warehouse inventory.
• Prepare and post journal entries and accruals under the guidance of senior staff.
• Support period-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Book daily bank deposits and wires and help monitor AR activity.
• Collaborate with team members to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Contribute to fixed asset and prepaid expense tracking and reconciliations.
• Assist in reviewing entries for accuracy and preparing correcting journal entries.
• Support internal and external audit requests and help maintain audit documentation.
• Crosstrain in areas such as store accounting, bank reconciliations, and LLC-related entries.
• Participate in special projects and assist with other general accounting tasks as needed.

Knowledge and Skills :

Required Experience and Education :

Physical Demands

May also have to do some light lifting of supplies and materials from time to time. Will be required to spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work :

This is non-exempt; Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm; schedule would be based on business necessity and coordinated through the reporting supervisor.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees may perform other duties as directed. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company goals and objectives.

Additional Info :

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") Notice to Applicants

This notice explains to you, pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), how Vallarta Supermarkets ("Vallarta," "the Company," "we," "us," and "our") may collect your information in relation to your application for employment and potential employment with us.

For purposes of this notice, "Personal Information" means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household, or as otherwise defined under the CCPA.

"Personal Information" does not include certain information, including publicly available information lawfully made available from government records, deidentified or aggregate information, or other information excepted under the CCPA.

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The Company may use third-party vendors, such as Snag-a-Job, to facilitate the application process for applicants. In this process, these third parties may collect an applicant's personal information and provide it to us for employment decisions.

Additional CCPA Disclosures

At this time, the CCPA does not afford applicants or employees the right to make requests regarding their Personal Information as it relates to the application and / or employment relationship. This does not affect other rights you may have under other laws.

Further, nothing in this notice restricts Vallarta's rights or ability to :

Contact Us

For more information or any questions about this notice , please contact Human Resources, at 818-898-0088.