Senior Staff Accountant

Job Summary A growing North County manufacturing organization is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Staff Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional with strong technical accounting skills and a solid understanding of cost accounting principles. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end and year-end close processes, and ensuring compliance with applicable standards and policies. Working closely with senior leadership and the broader accounting team, this position will contribute to financial analysis, assist in budgeting and forecasting activities, and help drive operational efficiency through accurate and timely financial insights.

Essential Functions:

Responsibilities General Accounting (15%): Reconcile cash accounts and various other GL Balance Sheet accounts. Maintain, monitor, and reconcile credit card accounts; obtain approved receipts and record monthly expenses to ensure accurate financial statements. Responsible for fixed asset additions, retirements and run depreciation Responsible for intangible asset additions, retirements and run amortization Prepare and File Business Property Taxes, City Business licenses, Statement of Incorporation. Maintain and reconcile sales tax including state's registrations. Ensure monthly expenses are accrued if invoices have not been received to match expenses with revenue. Prepare and maintain work instructions (SOP's) for all aspects of duties Responsibilities AR (25%): Post customer deposits and other payments by recording cash, check, credit card and other payment methods. Proactively collect outstanding AR. Review and monitor accounts receivable aging to ensure accuracy. Research and resolve payment inquiries and discrepancies by contacting customers, account managers and controller. Responsible for receiving credit application forms, conducts credit checks, establish, and manage approval for net terms, limit, and recommendations. Record merchant fees. Effectively communicate with customers via phone and email. Prepare and maintain work instructions (SOP's) for all aspects of duties Responsibilities AP (20%): Review, verify, and process vendor invoices for accuracy and approval. Communicate with vendors to ensure proper documentation is obtained to make payment. Prepare and process disbursements in a timely manner Process inventory related payables; ensuring proper coding to inventory items. Prepare and maintain work instructions (SOP's) for all aspects of duties Responsibilities Inventory (20%): Reconcile inventory item perpetual to balance sheet valuation by location. Prepare analysis on slow-moving inventory. Work with operations to ensure inventory transactions are recorded in a timely manner Record daily cycle count results Prepare and maintain work instructions (SOP's) for all aspects of duties Payroll (20%): Process payroll using payroll system and record in ERP. Set up, update and maintain employee files in payroll system Register and maintain necessary state tax statuses/accounts for employee state withholding, unemployment and worker's compensation Ensure accurate employee timekeeping for processing timely payroll Calculate, file, and record worker's compensation expense. Maintain worker's compensation website to ensure all employees are captured and coded correctly for proper billing. Prepare and maintain worker's comp audit documentation. Calculate, reconcile, and transfer 401k, FSA and H.S.A. funds (if applicable) Prepare and maintain work instructions (SOP's) for all aspects of duties

Skills/Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 3 - 5 years' experience Must have experience with Quickbooks, Excel, Power Point and MS Office Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within Accounting Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills Must be detail oriented and organized with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Positive attitude, honesty and a team player mentality Maintain sense of urgency and ability to work under pressure

Pay:

$65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Vision insurance

Experience:

Cost accounting: 3 years (Required)

QuickBooks:

3 years (Required)

Manufacturing/Cost Accounting:

3 years (Required)

Work Location:

In person