Staff Accountant at Motive Companies

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Distance Exact 10 miles 15 miles 25 miles 50 miles 65 miles 100 miles 500 miles Advanced Search Search Job Details Finance & Accounting Staff Accountant Long Beach, CA Posted: 9/25/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 86933 Job Category: Finance & Accounting Position Type: Direct Duration: Direct Shift: 1 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. Job Requirements Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field . • At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience . • At least 3 years of accounting experience within manufacturing, contract manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, consumer products, or distribution . • Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting. • Experience managing accounts payable processes. • Experience with check runs, ACH payments, and wire transfers. • Experience with employee expense reporting and corporate credit card programs. • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and financial modeling . • Experience working with ERP and integrated accounting systems. Preferred Qualifications • Inventory accounting experience. • Experience with NetSuite, Odoo, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems . • Experience in a high-volume contract manufacturing environment. Compensation $85,000-$110,000 annually , depending on experience, qualifications, certifications, and industry background. Already have an account? Log in here © Motive Companies ShareThis Copy and Paste

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Staff Accountant Long Beach, CA Posted: 9/25/2026
Finance & Accounting
Motive Workforce is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to join a growing advanced manufacturing organization in Long Beach.
The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting foundation along with direct experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, consumer products, or distribution environment .
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.

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Inventory accounting experience.
Experience with NetSuite, Odoo, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems .
Experience in a high-volume contract manufacturing environment.

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