Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant Job Description
The Staff Accountant supports day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close activities, focusing on accounts payable and receivable, general ledger reconciliations, and transaction accuracy. This role helps maintain reliable financial records, supports fiscal year-end processes, and provides backup coverage for key accounting functions while working with Excel and Oracle Cloud Fusion.
Responsibilities
- Assist with month-end closing activities, ensuring deadlines are met and financial data is accurate and complete.
- Process and manage accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions with a smaller weekly volume of approximately 50 items.
- Perform general ledger reconciliations to ensure account balances are accurate and properly supported.
- Prepare and post journal entries as needed to reflect appropriate accounting treatment.
- Review and check for missing or unusual transactions, resolving discrepancies and ensuring data integrity.
- Support fiscal year-end activities, including reconciliations and documentation required for year-end reporting.
- Monitor vendor accounts and maintain accurate records of vendor activity.
- Identify, monitor, and resolve invoice discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.
- Input payroll and bank transactions accurately into the accounting system.
- Provide backup support for accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including intercompany transactions.
- Perform AR, AP, and inventory reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and control over financial assets.
- Utilize Excel and Oracle Cloud Fusion to manage, analyze, and reconcile accounting data.
- Adhere to internal controls and accounting policies, with opportunities to gain exposure to JSOX-related processes.
Essential Skills
- 24 years of experience in accounting or a closely related financial role.
- Hands-on experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable processing.
- Proficiency in general ledger reconciliations and preparation of journal entries.
- Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with spreadsheets and databases.
- Experience with AR, AP, and inventory reconciliations.
- Ability to identify and resolve invoice discrepancies and missing transactions.
- Experience entering payroll and bank transactions into accounting systems.
- Familiarity with intercompany transaction processing and reconciliation.
- Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud Fusion or similar ERP/accounting systems.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills to manage multiple accounting tasks.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience working with Excel databases for analysis and reconciliation.
- Prior exposure to Oracle Cloud Fusion as a primary accounting platform.
- Understanding of internal control frameworks, with the opportunity to gain exposure to JSOX compliance processes.
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues to support backup coverage for AP and AR functions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Effective communication skills for interacting with vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Comfort working in a structured accounting environment with defined month-end and year-end timelines.
Work Environment
This role operates in an office setting, providing a professional environment focused on collaborative accounting work. During the holiday period starting around December 19th, the position transitions to remote work, offering flexibility while maintaining core responsibilities. The team uses Oracle Cloud Fusion and Excel as primary tools, working with a moderate volume of transactions and detailed reconciliations. The environment emphasizes accuracy, reliability, and support for key financial processes, with opportunities to learn and grow through exposure to JSOX-related activities.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Torrance, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr. 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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Torrance, CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 25, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Torrance,CA.

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.

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