Accountant

The Intersect Group; Camarillo (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Intersect Group is seeking an Accountant to join a collaborative finance team in Camarillo, CA. This hybrid role covers close, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory analysis, and operational finance within an inventory-driven environment.

You will partner with operations and supply chain on profitability, product costs, and process improvements while supporting day-to-day accounting and system initiatives.

Qualifications

• Three to six years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in inventory-intensive environments (manufacturing, distribution, retail, or consumer products).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PivotTables, lookups, data manipulation, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across both accounting and finance activities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly and quarterly close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare financial reporting and management reporting packages.
• Analyze inventory balances, reserves, product costs, shipments, and other inventory related activity.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Assist with product profitability analysis and operational reporting.
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to analyze financial and inventory related activity.
• Support ERP enhancements, accounting process improvements, and financial systems initiatives.
• Participate in special projects supporting business growth and integration activities.

Skills

Inventory accounting

Financial analysis

Month end close

Excel expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

ERP systems

Job description

Location: Camarillo, CA (Hybrid) Local Candidates Only

Compensation: $80,000-$100,000 Base + Competitive Individual Bonus Plan

Company Overview

The Intersect Group is partnering with a growing organization that is expanding its finance and accounting capabilities to support continued business growth. The company offers the resources and stability of a larger organization while maintaining a collaborative, hands on environment where employees can have significant impact. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who wants broad exposure across accounting, financial analysis, operations, systems, and process improvement.

Role Summary

The Accountant will join a collaborative finance team and support both accounting and financial planning activities within an inventory driven environment. This role offers significantly broader exposure than a traditional accounting position, with responsibilities spanning close, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory analysis, and operational finance.

The Accountant will support day to day accounting while partnering with finance and operational teams on inventory, product costs, profitability, and reporting. This individual will also contribute to systems and process improvement initiatives as the organization continues to strengthen and scale its finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Support monthly and quarterly close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Prepare financial reporting and management reporting packages
• Analyze inventory balances, reserves, product costs, shipments, and other inventory related activity
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and ad hoc financial analysis
• Assist with product profitability analysis and operational reporting
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to analyze financial and inventory related activity
• Support ERP enhancements, accounting process improvements, and financial systems initiatives
• Participate in special projects supporting business growth and integration activities

Key Requirements

• Three to six years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Experience within manufacturing, distribution, retail, consumer products, or another inventory intensive environment
• Strong inventory accounting experience, including inventory balances, reserves, product costs, and related transactions
• Experience supporting month end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PivotTables, lookups, data manipulation, and financial reporting
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to work across both accounting and finance activities
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with Bills of Materials and manufacturing related transactions
• SAP S/4HANA or other large ERP system experience
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, or FP&A
• Experience supporting ERP implementations or finance transformation initiatives
• Experience working within a highly regulated or complex operating environment