Staff Accountant

Marine Group Boat Works; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Marine Group Boat Works is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the accounting team across daily transactions, weekly job costing, and month-end close for a multi-entity marine construction and boatyard operation.

This hands-on role owns bank reconciliations from day one, investigates exceptions flagged by automated reports, and will grow into WIP and multi-entity close as we migrate to a new ERP, with AI-assisted tools to improve accuracy.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years accounting experience in construction, ship repair, or manufacturing.
• Hands-on month-end close experience, including bank reconciliations.
• Exposure to job costing, WIP, or percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of integrity.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bank reconciliations across multiple entities and accounts.
• Reconcile credit card activity; identify and resolve missing bills or payments before close.
• Provide support and backup coverage for Accounts Payable, including vendor bill entry and invoice matching.
• Work the daily/weekly exception queue produced by automated job cost and margin reporting; investigate variances.
• Review purchase orders daily to ensure month-end accruals are complete and accurate.
• Assist the Controller with WIP schedule assembly and job cost journal entries.
• Support shop stock, allocation, revenue, and accrual entries as assigned.
• Execute assigned close tasks within the 4-day close calendar and support multi-entity close.
• Take on ERP migration tasks and collaborate on AI-assisted reporting improvements.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Integrity

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Education

Bachelors degree in Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop

QuickBooks Online

ERP systems

Job description

The Staff Accountant supports the accounting team across daily transactional work, weekly job cost review, and month-end close for a multi-entity marine construction and boatyard operation. This role sits at the intersection of core accounting and job costing, working with automated and AI-assisted reporting tools to keep job data accurate and the close on schedule.

This is a hands-on role with a wide runway. The Staff Accountant will own bank reconciliations from day one, investigate exceptions flagged by our automated job reports, and grow into WIP support and multi-entity close responsibilities as the company completes a migration to a new ERP platform. We are hiring for flexibility and curiosity - the responsibilities below will evolve, and the right person will treat that as the best part of the job.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Reconciliations & Core Accounting

• Prepare bank reconciliations across multiple entities and accounts
• Reconcile credit card activity; identify and resolve missing bills or payments before close
• Provide support and backup coverage for Accounts Payable, including vendor bill entry and invoice matching during peak periods and staff absences

Job Costing & Exception Review

• Work the daily/weekly exception queue produced by automated job cost and margin reporting: investigate flagged jobs, resolve variances, and correct jobs that are not automating properly
• Review purchase orders daily so month-end accruals are complete and accurate
• Assist the Controller with WIP schedule assembly and job cost journal entries
• Support shop stock, allocation, revenue, and accrual entries as assigned

Month-End Close

• Execute assigned close tasks within the company's 4-day close calendar
• Support close across three entities
• Assist with and grow into supporting secondary companies with month-end close

Systems & Process

• Take on new workflows and tasks surfaced by the ERP migration
• Partner with the team's automation lead to improve and extend AI-assisted tools
• Other tasks as needed.

Requirements

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• 1-3 years of accounting experience; job costing, construction, ship repair, or manufacturing environment experience is a strong asset
• Hands-on month-end close experience, including bank and account reconciliations
• Exposure to job costing, WIP, or percentage-of-completion accounting preferred
• Investigative by nature - digs into a number that looks wrong rather than routing it to someone else
• Flexible and adaptable; comfortable in an evolving environment where responsibilities grow over time
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent practical experience
• Must be reliable, detail oriented, with a high level of integrity
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidential and meticulous records

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, structured reconciliation workpapers)
• QuickBooks Desktop experience preferred; QuickBooks Online or similar cloud ERP exposure a plus
• Comfortable working with automated reporting and AI-assisted tools; curiosity to improve them
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook required

Language Ability:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and are medium/heavy in nature.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Salary Description

$80,000 - $90,000 annual DOE