Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the full general accounting function, including cost accounting, cash management, financial reporting, and balance sheet management.
- Implement and maintain internal controls and accounting policies to safeguard company assets and ensure accurate reporting.
- Manage the preparation of budgets and forecasts, partnering cross-functionally to analyze results and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Deliver regular management reports with concise financial analysis to support decision-making and profitability goals.
- Prepare income statements and oversee the accuracy of transactions recorded in accounting systems.
- Ensure compliance with all financial policies, U.S. GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes, including account reconciliations and supporting documentation.
- Serve as primary contact for external audits and coordinate periodic reviews of financial records.
- Manage tax filings and government reporting at local, state, and federal levels.
- Drive process improvements and automation to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of financial reporting.
- Oversee and audit inventories, including finished goods, raw materials, work in progress, tooling, and fixed assets.
- Evaluate inventory values and conduct detailed product costing analyses as needed.
- Supervise accounting team members and foster their professional development.
- Maintain banking relationships and support treasury functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of combined accounting and finance experience, including at least 3 years in a management capacity.
- Strong background in cost accounting and budgeting.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Familiarity with ERP systems; experience with Plex or similar software a plus.
- Proven experience managing the month-end/year-end close and preparing financial statements.
- Aerospace industry experience preferred but not required.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
Top Skills
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
