Search Staff Accountant Employer Marine Group Boat Works Location Chula Vista, California, United States Salary

USD 80,000.00

• 90,000.00 per year Posted 25 Jul 2026 Closes 24 Aug 2026 Reference 4338582 View more categories View fewer categories Job role Accountant Sector Accounting
• Public practice Experience level Qualified accountant Apply (This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) Save job Click to add the job to your shortlist You need to sign in or create an account to save a job. Send job Job Details The Staff Accountant
• Job Costing supports the accounting team across daily transactional work, weekly job cost review, and month-end close for a multi-entity marine construction and boatyard operation.

This role sits at the intersection of core accounting and job costing , working with automated and AI-assisted reporting tools to keep job data accurate and the close on schedule. This is a hands-on role with a wide runway. The Staff Accountant will own bank reconciliations from day one, investigate exceptions flagged by our automated job reports, and grow into WIP support and multi-entity close responsibilities as the company completes a migration to a new ERP platform. We are hiring for flexibility and curiosity

• the responsibilities below will evolve, and the right person will treat that as the best part of the job.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reconciliations & Core Accounting

• Prepare bank reconciliations across multiple entities and accounts
• Reconcile credit card activity; identify and resolve missing bills or payments before close
• Provide support and backup coverage for Accounts Payable, including vendor bill entry and invoice matching during peak periods and staff absences Job Costing & Exception Review
• Work the daily/weekly exception queue produced by automated job cost and margin reporting: investigate flagged jobs, resolve variances, and correct jobs that are not automating properly
• Review purchase orders daily so month-end accruals are complete and accurate
• Assist the Controller with WIP schedule assembly and job cost journal entries
• Support shop stock, allocation, revenue, and accrual entries as assigned Month-End Close
• Execute assigned close tasks within the company's 4-day close calendar
• Support close across three entities
• Assist with and grow into supporting secondary companies with month-end close Systems & Process
• Take on new workflows and tasks surfaced by the ERP migration
• Partner with the team's automation lead to improve and extend AI-assisted tools
• Other tasks as needed.

Requirements Education and/or

Work Experience Requirements:

• 2-5 years of accounting experience; job costing, construction, ship repair, or manufacturing environment experience is a strong asset
• Hands-on month-end close experience, including bank and account reconciliations
• Exposure to job costing, WIP, or percentage-of-completion accounting preferred
• Investigative by nature
• digs into a number that looks wrong rather than routing it to someone else
• Flexible and adaptable; comfortable in an evolving environment where responsibilities grow over time
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent practical experience
• Must be reliable, detail oriented, with a high level of integrity
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidential and meticulous records Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, structured reconciliation workpapers)
• QuickBooks Desktop experience preferred; QuickBooks Online or similar cloud ERP exposure a plus
• Comfortable working with automated reporting and AI-assisted tools; curiosity to improve them
• Proficient in

Microsoft Office:

Excel, Word, Outlook required

Language Ability:

• Ability to communicate effectively in

English Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and are medium/heavy in nature.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen. Salary Description $80,000
• $90,000 annual DOE Apply (This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) Send job Apply (This will open in a new window from which you will be automatically redirected to an external site after 5 seconds) Save job Click to add the job to your shortlist You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.

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