Sr Accountant

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Accountant for a direct hire opportunity in the Los Angeles, CA area. This onsite role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative finance environment and wants to make a meaningful impact on financial reporting, internal controls, and process improvement.

The Senior Accountant will support a growing finance organization with strong leadership, cross-functional visibility, and opportunities to contribute beyond routine close activities. This is a great fit for someone who values accuracy, teamwork, professional growth, and the opportunity to partner with operational teams while strengthening accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and support accurate month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and balance sheet schedules.
- Manage general ledger accounting for fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, deferred revenue, expense reporting, and related areas.
- Perform balance sheet and income statement analysis, investigate variances, and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Support cost accounting and inventory-related reconciliations, analysis, and reporting.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to improve accounting processes, strengthen internal controls, and identify automation opportunities.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules, documentation, and supporting analysis.

Compensation and Benefits

- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $90,000 to $110,000 per year.
- Onsite role in the Los Angeles, CA area.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Lead month-end and year-end close processes for assigned accounting areas.
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, and financial analysis.
- Support cost accounting, inventory accounting, internal controls, audits, and process improvement projects.

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting controls.
- Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, deferred revenue, and financial reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups.
- Experience using ERP or financial management systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or QuickBooks.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and deadline management skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across finance, operations, and leadership teams.
- High attention to detail with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Public accounting experience.
- CPA or CPA-eligible status.
- Experience in a manufacturing, technology, or product-driven environment.
- Cost accounting, inventory control, or inventory analysis experience.
- Experience mentoring junior accounting staff.
- Exposure to system enhancements, automation initiatives, or accounting process improvement projects.