Sr. Accountant

Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support financial operations for an aerospace organization in Burbank, California. This Long-term Contract position will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, guiding close activities, and delivering reporting in a regulated manufacturing environment. The role partners with operational and program teams to strengthen financial visibility, uphold compliance standards, and support sound business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general ledger activity by preparing and reviewing journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial results.

• Contribute to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles by coordinating timelines, resolving discrepancies, and finalizing supporting schedules.

• Produce internal financial reports and variance analyses that help management understand performance, trends, and key business drivers.

• Monitor inventory, work-in-process, and manufacturing-related transactions to support accurate cost accounting within a production setting.

• Support accounting for long-term contracts and project-based work, including revenue recognition and program financial tracking where applicable.

• Maintain compliance with internal controls, company policies, and applicable regulatory or contract requirements within a highly controlled industry environment.

• Assist with internal and external audit activities by preparing documentation, responding to requests, and supporting control-related reviews.

• Evaluate standard costs, overhead allocations, labor charges, and production variances to improve financial accuracy and insight.

• Partner with teams across operations, engineering, supply chain, and program management to resolve accounting issues and improve reporting quality.

• Support budgeting, forecasting, fixed asset tracking, depreciation schedules, and cash flow reporting as part of broader finance activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including strong exposure to general ledger and close processes.

• Demonstrated background in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.

• Solid understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities.

• Experience with account reconciliations and bank reconciliations in a complex business environment.

• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze data, build schedules, and support reporting needs.

• Familiarity with enterprise accounting platforms such as Oracle, Costpoint, NetSuite, or similar systems is preferred.

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• Sr. Accountant

• We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support financial operations for an aerospace organization in Burbank, California. This Long-term Contract position will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, guiding close activities, and delivering reporting in a regulated manufacturing environment. The role partners with operational and program teams to strengthen financial visibility, uphold compliance standards, and support sound business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general ledger activity by preparing and reviewing journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial results.

• Contribute to month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles by coordinating timelines, resolving discrepancies, and finalizing supporting schedules.

• Produce internal financial reports and variance analyses that help management understand performance, trends, and key business drivers.

• Monitor inventory, work-in-process, and manufacturing-related transactions to support accurate cost accounting within a production setting.

• Support accounting for long-term contracts and project-based work, including revenue recognition and program financial tracking where applicable.

• Maintain compliance with internal controls, company policies, and applicable regulatory or contract requirements within a highly controlled industry environment.

• Assist with internal and external audit activities by preparing documentation, responding to requests, and supporting control-related reviews.

• Evaluate standard costs, overhead allocations, labor charges, and production variances to improve financial accuracy and insight.

• Partner with teams across operations, engineering, supply chain, and program management to resolve accounting issues and improve reporting quality.

• Support budgeting, forecasting, fixed asset tracking, depreciation schedules, and cash flow reporting as part of broader finance activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including strong exposure to general ledger and close processes.

• Demonstrated background in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.

• Solid understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities.

• Experience with account reconciliations and bank reconciliations in a complex business environment.

• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze data, build schedules, and support reporting needs.

• Familiarity with enterprise accounting platforms such as Oracle, Costpoint, NetSuite, or similar systems is preferred.

• Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.