Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Specialist for a contract opportunity supporting a Travel Accounting team in Poway, CA. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional with strong Travel and Expense experience, excellent customer service skills, and hands-on experience using Concur, SAP, and Excel.

As an Accounting Specialist, you will support a high-volume, transactional accounting environment focused on employee expense reports, travel documentation, compliance review, and internal customer support. This is a great opportunity to join a professional, team-oriented environment where accuracy, communication, and follow-through are valued. The team offers supportive leadership, a collaborative work setting, and the potential for long-term employment based on business needs.

This position is well suited for someone who enjoys working with employees across the organization, solving problems, reviewing documentation, and keeping accounting processes moving efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

- Review, audit, and process employee Travel and Expense reports to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Communicate with travelers, administrators, and internal employees to resolve expense report questions and non-routine issues.
- Perform general accounting and travel accounting activities, including transaction input, monitoring, coordination, and reporting.
- Maintain Excel tracking files, download data from accounting systems, prepare reports, and format accounting data.
- Provide administrative and operational support to accounting and travel team members as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial, employee, and business information.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay Rate: $33.00 to $37.00 per hour.
- Target Rate: $35.00 per hour.
- Job Type: Contract/Temporary.
- Duration: 4 to 5 month contract assignment.
- Schedule: Day shift hours.
- Work Arrangement: Onsite in Poway, CA with 1 work-from-home day per week.
- Potential opportunity to convert to full-time employment based on business needs.

Guiding Principles and Core Values: UP HIRE
Understanding Matters.
We actively listen to each other, our STEM professionals, and customers. We take the time to understand their needs to make the best connections in the industry.

People Matter.
People are at the center of our company. All decisions we make are in the best of interest of our employees, co-workers, communities, candidates and customers.

Honesty Matters.
We conduct our business with integrity and DO the right things. We ARE trustworthy partners WHO stand behind our work and people.

Innovation Matters.
We are disciplined in bringing forward new thought and solutions that guide the industry and grow our company.