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Staff Accountant
Job Description
Motive Workforce is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to join a growing advanced manufacturing organization in Long Beach.
This position will support a fast-paced contract manufacturing operation and play a key role across general accounting, financial reporting, accounts payable, cash management, inventory accounting, and month-end close. The Staff Accountant will work closely with operations, procurement, supply chain, and leadership to maintain accurate financial reporting and strengthen accounting processes and controls.
The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting foundation along with direct experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, consumer products, or distribution environment.
What You'll Do
- Participate in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.
- Prepare journal entries, accruals, and adjusting entries.
- Maintain the general ledger and perform balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
- Ensure accounting activities comply with U.S. GAAP.
- Oversee full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice review, coding, approvals, vendor payments, and reconciliations.
- Manage 2-way and 3-way matching and monitor AP aging.
- Prepare check runs and process ACH and wire payments.
- Maintain vendor records and assist with 1099 reporting.
- Administer and reconcile corporate credit card and employee expense activity.
- Support inventory accounting, cycle counts, physical inventory, inventory valuation, reserves, and adjustments.
- Assist with standard cost updates, manufacturing cost analysis, gross margin, and product profitability analysis.
- Prepare bank reconciliations and support cash forecasting and cash-flow analysis.
- Support internal and external audits and strengthen accounting controls and procedures.
- Participate in ERP implementation, upgrades, testing, and process optimization.
- Partner with Operations, Production, Purchasing, Quality, HR, and Supply Chain on accounting and reporting needs.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience.
- At least 3 years of accounting experience within manufacturing, contract manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, consumer products, or distribution.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.
- Experience managing accounts payable processes.
- Experience with check runs, ACH payments, and wire transfers.
- Experience with employee expense reporting and corporate credit card programs.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and financial modeling.
- Experience working with ERP and integrated accounting systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Inventory accounting experience.
- Experience with NetSuite, Odoo, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems.
- Experience in a high-volume contract manufacturing environment.
Compensation
$85,000-$110,000 annually, depending on experience, qualifications, certifications, and industry background.
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