Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently recruiting for the position of Staff Accountant. The Staff Accountant's primary responsibilities include month end closing with journal entries and reconciliations, accounts payable, credit card processing and payment, A/P Banking including Wires and ACH, supporting payroll, and supporting the Controller in Audit requests and special projects as needed.
Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) is a very successful, fast-paced subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, (NYSE: HEI, HEI.A). For more than 50 years, HEICO has thrived by serving segments of the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. Forbes Magazine has ranked HEICO as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks".
Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Infrared (IR) and Electro-Optical (E-O) test instrumentation. SBIR's broad line of innovative products support testing of military and commercial sensor systems for world-wide use in laboratory, production, depot and field test applications. SBIR's high-energy, dynamic culture focuses our Team Members' on providing quality products and services to our customers. We provide highly integrated, well-engineered, cost effective hardware and software solutions to the E-O community. In doing so, SBIR has become the preferred supplier to major domestic and international manufacturers of commercial and military E-O sensors and systems.
$30.14/hr. - $36.58/hr.
Responsibilities:
Month-End
- Prepare journal entries for Director of Finance’s review & input into accounting system
- Prepare sub-ledger to general ledger reconciliations for Director of Finance’s review
- Upload Month-end Reconciliations to FloQast
Accounts Payable
- Establish and maintain the AP procedures
- 3-way match of packing slips, ensure all certification are included, invoices, and purchase orders
- Retrieve proper approval of invoices if needed
- Interact with Receiving/Purchasing/QA to resolve issues
- Support Purchasing by completing Vendor Credit Applications
- Enter and code invoices into accounting system
- Generate payable checks
- Mail checks and file paid invoices
- Interact with vendors and research questions
- Generate wires for approval by Controller/CFO and Corporate (if needed)
- EDD reporting of Independent Contractors
- Request / Review Vendor W-9’s
- Prepare year end 1099s
Commission
- Manage Commission payments to Representatives including
- Reviewing Contract Terms for Reps
- Tracking Payment of Customer Invoices
- Setting up Wire transaction for payment
Banking Payables
- Print out and Review Daily Banking Activity
- Record all Out Going payment activity including
- Wires
- ACH
- Sales Tax Payments
- Credit Card Payments
- Track Outstanding Checks over 30 days and notify vendor
Company Credit Card Processing
- Reconcile statements with receipts/Purchase Orders
- Process in Visual
- Issue ACH payment via Wells Fargo
- Manage credit cards – open/close for new/terminated team members, or fraud suspicion
- Interact with Wells Fargo when suspicion of Fraud is involved
Intercompany/Intersegment
- Reconcile monthly intercompany balances with Heico
- Prepare monthly JE for intercompany transactions with Heico and other subsidiaries
- Record monthly accruals suggested by Heico
Accounts Receivable
- Maintain internal W-9’s for the three companies
- Act as A/R backup
Archive Files
- Manage archived files in storage
- Act as Liaison to pull documentation per Team Member requests
Audit and special projects as needed.
Preferred QualificationsRequirements/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience with AP, AR, and Payroll and/or Journal Entries. Strong interpersonal, skills with the ability to be effective in a team structure. Ability to work in a hands-on fast-paced company. Strong computer skills specifically in Excel and Word.
Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required. Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Previous experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and/or journal entries
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team structure
- Ability to work in a hands-on, fast-paced company
- Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or person granted asylum, with proper documentation
- Must pass pre-employment background, reference, ITAR/EAR, and drug-screen checks
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
