GHJ Search & Staffing is partnering with an established international organization to identify a Senior Accountant for its growing accounting team in Cypress, CA.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who enjoys working across the full accounting cycle and wants exposure to a product/inventory-driven environment. The Senior Accountant will play an important role in month-end close, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, AP/AR, tax compliance, financial reporting, and process improvement.
The organization offers a stable, collaborative environment with significant opportunity for professional growth.
What You'll Do:
- Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
- Reconcile general ledger and balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies
- Support and review Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities
- Assist with sales/use tax and property tax reporting and reconciliations
- Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, and related reconciliations
- Support financial reporting, variance analysis, and management reporting
- Assist with inventory accounting, including inventory reconciliations, cycle/physical counts, and related analysis
- Partner with operations and other departments to resolve accounting issues and improve reporting accuracy
- Support external audits and provide schedules and supporting documentation
- Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve accounting processes
- Assist with ERP enhancements and other accounting projects
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Approximately 5+ years of progressive corporate accounting experience
- Strong hands-on experience with month-end close, general ledger accounting, journal entries, and account reconciliations
- Experience working with AP and AR
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
- Strong Excel skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to investigate discrepancies and independently solve accounting issues
- Comfortable working in a hands-on, deadline-driven accounting environment
Highly Preferred:
- Experience within manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, inventory, or another product-based environment
- Sales/use tax and/or property tax experience
- Inventory or cost accounting exposure
- ERP experience, particularly JDE or Oracle
- Experience improving or automating accounting processes
- CPA or prior public accounting experience
- Multi-currency or international accounting exposure
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