Staff Accountant

Motive Workforce Solutions

  • Long Beach, CA
  • 1 day ago

    Highlights

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLong Beach, CA

    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.

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