Accountant

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Job Title: Accountant

Job Description

Join a certified precision sheet metal manufacturer that serves the electronics, medical, aerospace, food, and semiconductor industries as a Staff Accountant. In this role, you take full ownership of all transactional accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll processing. You ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial transactions while supporting internal teams and building strong relationships with external partners and customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily accounts payable functions, including receiving vendor bills, confirming accuracy, coding invoices, entering payables, and processing payments.
• Manage full-cycle accounts payable from invoice receipt through data entry, payment processing, check preparation, and vendor record maintenance.
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approvals prior to payment in accordance with company policies.
• Perform three-way matching of vendor invoices, purchase orders, and receiving documents to verify accuracy before processing payments.
• Prioritize invoices based on cash discount opportunities and payment terms to optimize cash flow.
• Process check requests and ensure proper documentation and authorization.
• Audit and process credit card bills, ensuring accuracy and appropriate coding.
• Match invoices to checks, obtain required signatures, and distribute checks in a timely manner.
• Maintain and update 1099 vendor tax form information and ensure accurate records.
• Respond promptly and professionally to vendor inquiries and resolve issues.
• Reconcile vendor statements, research discrepancies, and correct errors as needed.
• Assist with month-end close by preparing journal entries and performing reconciliations related to accounts payable.
• Maintain thorough and accurate accounts payable files and documentation in line with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Perform daily accounts receivable functions, including generating customer bills, confirming accuracy, coding, and recording transactions.
• Manage full-cycle accounts receivable from sales order and delivery through billing, posting to customer accounts, and receiving and applying customer payments.
• Build positive working relationships with internal sales and operations teams and with external customers.
• Ensure invoices and cash application activities are processed accurately and on time.
• Process new customer credit applications in alignment with credit guidelines and company standards.
• Manage progress billing, including control, invoicing, and reporting.
• Post customer payments to accounts accurately and promptly.
• Make collection calls and correspond with customers regarding past-due balances.
• Provide customer service related to collection issues, process customer refunds, review and process account adjustments, and resolve discrepancies and short payments.
• Monitor and maintain assigned customer accounts, including customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write-offs, reconciliations, and processing credit memos.
• Prepare and reconcile customer statements, process customer returns, and issue related invoices.
• Maintain thorough and accurate accounts receivable documentation in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Support month-end close activities for accounts receivable, including journal entries, analysis of days sales outstanding (DSO), and accounts receivable reconciliations.
• Process payroll for all employees using Paylocity, ensuring accurate and timely bi-weekly payrolls for hourly and salaried staff.
• Enter new hires, employee changes, and voluntary deductions into the payroll system accurately.
• Process manual checks for terminations, corrections, and other payroll discrepancies as needed.
• Review computed wages, identify and correct errors, and ensure the accuracy of earnings and deductions.
• Ensure all payroll changes are processed correctly and reflected in the payroll system.
• Prepare and process garnishments in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Review non-exempt employees’ electronic time and attendance records for compliance with company policy and regulatory requirements.
• Calculate new hire pay, termination pay, and adjustments to regular pay as required.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and employee files, including manual check logs and payroll account reconciliations.
• Process stop payments and payroll adjustments when necessary.
• Administer garnishments, deductions, and vacation/sick accruals, ensuring proper tracking and reporting.
• Calculate bonuses as requested and ensure proper inclusion in payroll.
• Ensure accurate computation, withholding, and deduction of taxes and other required items in accordance with wage and hour laws.
• Manage the 401(k) plan by ensuring accurate and timely contributions to the plan administrator.
• Prepare payroll-related reports, management reports, journal entries, workers’ compensation reports, and reconcile quarterly payroll taxes.
• Support general ledger activities and bank reconciliations related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll as needed.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience as a Junior Accountant, Staff Accountant, or Accountant in a transactional accounting role.
• Prior experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable, including full-cycle processing.
• Proficiency in payroll processing, including use of payroll software such as Paylocity.
• Solid understanding of general ledger accounting and reconciliation processes.
• Demonstrated experience with invoicing, invoice entry, invoice reconciliation, and invoice matching.
• Experience with collections, including credit and customer service aspects of collections.
• Proficiency with bank reconciliations and related accounting tasks.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Knowledge of wage and hour laws and their application to payroll.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data entry and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll independently.
• Effective communication skills for interacting with vendors, customers, and internal teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience using Sage accounting software.
• Experience with Paylocity payroll software or similar payroll systems.
• Familiarity with accounts payable/receivable best practices in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal sales and operations teams.
• Customer service mindset when working with external customers and vendors.
• Strong organizational skills to maintain thorough and accurate financial records.
• Ability to analyze days sales outstanding (DSO) and support continuous improvement in receivables management.
• Comfort working with progress billing, customer returns, credit memos, and account adjustments.

Work Environment

This role is fully on-site, working five days per week at a precision sheet metal manufacturing facility that supports electronics, medical, aerospace, food, and semiconductor industries. You will work in a professional office environment within a manufacturing setting, collaborating closely with operations, sales, and other internal teams while interacting regularly with vendors and customers. The position requires consistent on-site presence to manage transactional accounting activities, support payroll processing, and maintain close coordination with production and administrative staff.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Fremont, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits can be found on the company website

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fremont,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 18, 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® Platinum Award 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 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.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.