Staff Accountant

📊 Staff Accountant

🚀 More Than Just Debits & Credits

Ready to take your accounting career beyond the month-end close? We're looking for a Staff Accountant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants broad exposure across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable . This is an opportunity to be more than a number cruncher. You'll help improve processes, partner with teams across the business, and play an active role in supporting company growth. If you're the type of person who asks, "How can we do this better?" instead of "How have we always done it?" we'd love to meet you.

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🎯 What You'll Be Doing

Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and assist with month-end close Analyze financial data and investigate account variances Help improve and streamline accounting processes Support fixed assets, capital expenditures, commissions, and rebates Process and reconcile AP transactions, including freight and duty invoices Monitor AR activity and assist with collections efforts Resolve vendor and customer account discrepancies Build reports and analyses that help drive business decisions Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and increase efficiency Collaborate across departments to support company objectives

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💼 What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 3+ years of accounting experience Strong General Ledger, reconciliation, and month-end close experience Working knowledge of AP and AR processes Understanding of U.S. GAAP ERP system experience Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS) Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills

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Bonus Points If You Have

🔹 Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or inventory-based environments 🔹 Exposure to fixed assets, commissions, rebates, or capital projects 🔹 A passion for process improvement 🔹 The ability to work independently and take initiative 🔹 A collaborative, team-first mindset

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🌟 Why You'll Love This Opportunity

This isn't a role where you'll be siloed into one area of accounting. You'll gain exposure across multiple functions, work closely with leadership, contribute ideas that matter, and have the opportunity to make a visible impact on the business. We're looking for someone who enjoys ownership, embraces challenges, and wants to grow alongside a strong team.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Huntington Beach, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $85000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Huntington Beach,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 15, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.