Job Title: Senior Accountant
Job Description
This Senior Accountant role focuses on leading complex month-end close activities, managing key general ledger accounts, and supporting accurate financial reporting for a growing organization. The position requires strong technical accounting skills, particularly in accrual accounting and sales allowances, as well as the ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, Sales, Customer Service, and Accounts Receivable. The ideal candidate brings a blend of public accounting and industry experience, operates as a proactive self-starter, and communicates clearly with leadership and business partners.
Responsibilities
Prepare month-end journal entries and perform detailed account reconciliations for key areas such as sales-related accruals, customer allowances, fixed assets, prepaid items, intangible assets, intercompany balances, and debt activity.
Reconcile inventory activity across multiple warehouse locations, including third-party logistics partners, and investigate discrepancies in unit counts until fully resolved.
Coordinate with the Hong Kong business team to identify and record any unposted sales at month-end, ensuring complete and accurate revenue recognition.
Maintain up-to-date customer files and agreement documentation that support accurate and timely sales allowance calculations.
Partner with the Accounts Receivable team to ensure proper mapping, classification, and recording of credit memos tied to customer allowances and deductions.
Collaborate with the Finance team to validate, analyze, and track sales allowance data each month, providing clear explanations of variances and trends.
Record monthly debt-related transactions, including new borrowings, repayments, interest, and amortization of issuance costs, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
Manage the fixed asset ledger, including additions, disposals, and transfers, and post monthly depreciation entries in alignment with company policies.
Compile monthly sales tax information and prepare journal entries for related tax liabilities and payments.
Produce ad hoc financial reports and summaries for Senior leadership, presenting insights, trends, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
Work closely with multiple departments, including Sales, Customer Service, and Accounts Receivable, to understand business activities and ensure accurate financial impacts.
Support continuous improvement of month-end close processes, documentation, and internal controls to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Essential Skills
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
Strong understanding of US GAAP principles.
Experience with complex accrual accounting, including fixed assets, sales allowances, and prepaid expenses.
Hands-on experience with month-end close processes, journal entries, and general ledger accounting.
Experience working with sales allowances and deductions, or strong understanding of how customer deductions work.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and manipulating large data sets.
Experience working with ERP systems; NetSuite experience is preferred but other enterprise ERP experience is acceptable.
Very strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with multiple departments such as Sales, Customer Service, and Accounts Receivable.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to communicate findings effectively to leadership.
Self-starter mindset with strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and work independently.
Public accounting experience, with a minimum of three busy seasons if coming directly from public accounting.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
CPA certification or active CPA candidacy is preferred.
Experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) is preferred, though experience in other industries such as insurance, apparel, or retail is also considered.
Experience working with big box retailers and understanding their deduction and allowance structures.
Combination of a few years of public accounting and a few years of industry or private accounting experience is highly desirable.
Experience working with sales allowances is preferred but not strictly required.
Demonstrated ability to operate in a growing organization of approximately $150M or larger.
Personable, collaborative, and comfortable communicating with Senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
Work Environment
The role operates in a professional corporate environment with a hybrid schedule, typically working onsite four days per week and remotely on Fridays. The accounting function relies on an enterprise ERP system, with a preference for NetSuite, and extensive use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting. You will work closely with Finance, Sales, Customer Service, and Accounts Receivable teams, often coordinating across locations, including international partners. The culture values self-starters who are organized, personable, and strong communicators, and who can manage multiple priorities while working both independently and collaboratively.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Irvine, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $105000.00/yr.
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 hybrid position in Irvine,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 22, 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® double diamond 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 astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) 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.
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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.
