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Job Title: Staff Accountant – Advanced Manufacturing & Technology (Onsite – South Bay)Location: South Bay, Los Angeles (Hawthorne) – 4 days onsite, 1 day remoteCompensation: $80,000 – $125,000 base DOE equity excellent benefitsEmployment: Full-time, Direct Hire Our client is a fast-growing, privately held technology and manufacturing group building complex, high-performance hardware for a mix of commercial and government customers.Think: multi-entity corporate structure, long-term contracts, and a product that actually exists in the real world, not just another SaaS dashboard.We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, automation, and mission-critical applications, and we're scaling our accounting team to keep pace with the growth.The Role:We're looking for a Staff Accountant who wants more than a repetitive shared-services role.In this position, you'll:Own key pieces of the monthly close for multiple entitiesSupport revenue, fixed assets, leases, and GL workstreamsPartner with senior team members on reporting, audits, and process improvementsGet exposure to a complex, multi-entity environment with both commercial and government-facing operationsYou'll report into a modern, hands-on accounting leadership team that is actively tightening processes, upgrading systems, and building out a scalable function, not just keeping the lights on.Required Qualifications: 2–4 years of accounting experience (public, industry, or a mix) is requiredBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is requiredSolid foundation in U.S. GAAP (bonus if you've touched ASC 606 and/or ASC 842)Experience with a mid- to large-scale ERP (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics, JD Edwards, etc.)Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, comfort building schedules)Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentU.S. citizen, with ability to work with export-controlled information tied to certain government-related projectsNice-to-HavesExperience in manufacturing, hardware, automotive, aerospace, or defense-adjacent environmentsExposure to inventory / cost accounting or multi-entity consolidationsPrior public accounting experience (Big 4 or large regional)***IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Due to export-controlled government/defense work, these roles require U.S. citizenship.***No active security clearance is needed—just U.S. citizen status and ability to work with sensitive data.#zrsepCompany DescriptionWe Met Your Match. Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) is a premier Technology Recruiting and Placement firm that services Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Boston and New York. Our mission is to connect the area's most innovative and well-respected companies. We provide placement services for Full-time/Direct-hire, Contract-to-Hire, and Contract positions.We strive to create matches which serve both our clients' business needs and our candidates' career goals. Doing so creates long term business relationships which benefit both parties equally. This is why companies come back to us again to fulfill their Software and IT placement needs, and why candidates refer their most talented colleagues and friends to us. This is the secret to our success.
Salary : $55,900 - $73,700