Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant
Location: Norwalk, CA (Onsite)
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Compensation: $50,000 – $75,000 base + bonus

About the Role
Our client, an aerospace manufacturing company based in Norwalk, CA, is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their finance team. This is a hands-on role supporting month-end close, reconciliations, and cost accounting activities within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working cross-functionally with operations and production teams, and eager to build their accounting career in a hands-on, regulated industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and reclassifications
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and research discrepancies
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
• Support standard cost accounting activities, including inventory valuation and variance analysis
• Assist with preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Support job costing and work-in-process (WIP) reconciliations tied to production activity
• Help maintain internal controls and accounting procedures in line with manufacturing best practices
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, procurement, and FP&A teams
• Assist with fixed asset tracking and depreciation schedules
• Support ad hoc projects and process improvement initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2–4 years of hands-on accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing or aerospace/defense environment
• Working knowledge of GAAP and month-end close processes; exposure to cost accounting or inventory accounting a plus
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP); experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Deltek Costpoint preferred
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing setting