Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Anaheim, CA with a growing retail tire and automotive service organization in the manufacturing and service sector. This role supports general accounting operations across multiple corporate-owned locations and works closely with the Controller, CFO, and operational leadership.
This is a strong opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys variety, high-volume transactional accounting, and being part of a stable, family-owned business with more than 50 years of community presence. The company is expanding across California, creating a positive environment for candidates who want to contribute to process improvements, strengthen accounting controls, and grow with a supportive leadership team.
The ideal Staff Accountant will bring hands-on experience in general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, inventory accounting, and month-end close. Success in this role requires accuracy, organization, clear communication, and the ability to work effectively across multiple locations and departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, general ledger accounts, balance sheet accounts, and subsidiary ledgers.
- Process full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice coding, approvals, vendor payments, check runs, and vendor statement reconciliations.
- Manage full-cycle accounts receivable, including invoicing, payment posting, customer account reconciliations, collections follow-up, and escalation of past-due balances.
- Support inventory accounting, including cost of goods sold, inventory reconciliations, physical count support, and variance research.
- Partner with finance leadership and operations teams to resolve discrepancies, improve processes, and maintain accurate financial reporting across multiple locations.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay range: $30 to $35 per hour.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Location: Anaheim, CA.
- Work arrangement: In-office.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday.
- Support general accounting operations across multiple locations and entities.
- Manage AP, AR, reconciliations, journal entries, and close-related accounting tasks.
- Assist with inventory accounting, variance research, and financial reporting support.
- Collaborate with senior finance leadership and operational teams to resolve accounting issues and improve processes.
- 3 to 5 years of accounting experience preferred.
- 2 or more years of accounting experience with direct accounts payable and accounts receivable responsibility required.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- Solid understanding of core accounting principles, including debits and credits, accruals, reconciliations, and general ledger activity.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines independently in a high-volume environment.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and handle sensitive follow-up, including collections matters.
- Comfortable working directly with senior finance leadership and adapting to evolving reporting needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a multi-entity or multi-location accounting environment.
- Experience supporting accounting operations for retail, automotive, service, distribution, or manufacturing-related businesses.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, QuickBooks, or NetSuite.
- Experience with inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, inventory reconciliations, and physical inventory support.
- Prior experience helping identify accounting process improvements during periods of business growth.
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