The role
The Staff Accountant we hire will turn Financial Planning Plus's finance chaos into a forecast Metairie executives can actually trust. If 8 years of External Audit sits behind you, Financial Planning Plus offers $118,000 - $160,000, a hybrid setup, and a ladder worth climbing.
Key Responsibilities
- Sit beside the Metairie controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
- Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the Financial Planning Plus board
- Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and LA tax regulations
- Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
- Manage fixed-asset schedules, depreciation, and capital expenditure tracking
What You'll Bring
- A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
- Lead fluency in Working Capital Management, with Communication on your roadmap
- A knack for General Ledger that colleagues quietly come to rely on
- Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
- Comfort steering finance conversations toward a decision
- A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
- The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
Operating out of Metairie, Financial Planning Plus designs the tools that power thousands of businesses in the finance sector. We hire feedback-hungry people, get out of their way, and let the Internal Audit results speak.
This lead role pays $118,000 - $160,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in LA.
Current and accurate as of this visit, the hybrid opening stands ready.
If a lead Staff Accountant role in LA fits the life you're building, let's connect.
Skills required
- Transfer Pricing
- Liquidity Management
- External Audit
- ACA
- Internal Audit
- General Ledger
- Management Reporting
- Working Capital Management
- Communication
- Persuasion
- Time Management
Why join Financial Planning Plus
- Signing bonus
- Wellness Programs
- Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Disaster relief assistance
- Will preparation services
- Professional association memberships
- Pet Insurance
- Gym Membership
- Paid paternity leave
Next step
This Hybrid role in Metairie, LA closes 2026-12-21.