About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an Entry Level Accounting Assistant (contract) to support a short-term data migration and accounting cleanup project. This fully onsite role in East Irvine, CA will help review, organize, validate, and clean financial data to ensure an accurate migration between systems. This is a 3–4 month contract opportunity ideal for candidates with strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and discretion handling sensitive financial information.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assist with accounting data cleanup and preparation for a system/data migration
• Review, organize, validate, and update financial and accounting records
• Identify discrepancies, missing information, duplicate records, and inconsistencies
• Assist with transferring and maintaining accurate data between systems
• Work closely with IT to troubleshoot data-related issues during migration
• Handle sensitive and confidential financial documents with discretion
• Use Excel to organize, filter, sort, reconcile, and analyze large datasets
• Maintain documentation and tracking of data cleanup activities
• Provide general accounting and administrative support as needed
• Follow established procedures to ensure data accuracy and confidentiality

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required
• Previous accounting, finance, data entry, or administrative experience preferred
• Strong Excel skills (sorting, filtering, formulas, working with large data sets)
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills
• Comfortable working with confidential financial information
• Able to collaborate with both Accounting and IT teams
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work fully onsite in East Irvine, CA for the contract duration

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Ideal Candidate

• Enjoys data cleanup, organization, and detail-oriented work
• Has experience or interest in supporting system/data migration projects
• Demonstrates reliability, discretion, and strong follow-through

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Pay & Benefits

• Pay: $20.00 to $21.00 per hour (contract)
• Duration: 3–4 months (contract)
• Schedule: Fully onsite in East Irvine, CA
• Benefit offerings for eligible associates may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, voluntary benefits, EAP, commuter benefits, and 401(k) — eligibility depends on engagement type and duration. Associates may also be eligible for paid leave as required by federal, state, or local law.

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Legal & Compliance Notes

Careertakes and Confidential Client follow federal, state, and local hiring laws. Confidential Client will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable laws, including the California Fair Chance Act. This posting includes pay information to comply with applicable pay-transparency rules for California.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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