Staff Accountant

Empathy Talent; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Empathy Talent is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations, reconciliations, AR, payment processing, inventory reconciliation, and financial systems initiatives. This role is ideal for someone comfortable working with large volumes of transactional data and investigating discrepancies.

The position involves reconciling vendor bills, completing general ledger reconciliations, and supporting NetSuite initiatives such as Analytics Warehouse and Planning

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of accounting, AR, reconciliation, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and reconciliations.
• Experience with Accounts Receivable and payment reconciliation.
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred; familiarity with Braintree, PayPal, Shopify is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-volume reconciliation of vendor bills against sales orders, including domestic freight charges and related discrepancies.
• Complete monthly general ledger reconciliations across hundreds of transactions.
• Reconcile transactions and deposits across payment platforms including Braintree, PayPal, and Shopify.
• Investigate payment and deposit variances, identify root causes, and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage full-cycle Accounts Receivable for key customer accounts, including invoicing, payment application, account reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Support NetSuite initiatives, including NetSuite Analytics Warehouse and NetSuite Planning & Budgeting.
• Assist with data setup, validation, testing, and reconciliation across financial systems.
• Perform daily inventory cycle count reconciliations and resolve inventory variances.
• Prepare weekly accounting, reconciliation, and operational reports.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual accounting processes and improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other internal teams to resolve transaction and reporting issues.

Skills

General ledger reconciliations

Accounts receivable

Excel

Investigative skills

Inventory reconciliation

Tools

NetSuite

Braintree

PayPal

Shopify

Job description

My Client is looking for someone who can join next week. Must be local to Irvine.

This is Temp to Hire

We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations, reconciliations, accounts receivable, payment processing, inventory reconciliation, and financial systems initiatives.

This position is ideal for someone with a strong accounting foundation who is comfortable working with large volumes of transactional data, investigating discrepancies, and improving accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform high-volume reconciliation of vendor bills against sales orders, including domestic freight charges and related discrepancies.
• Complete monthly general ledger reconciliations across hundreds of transactions.
• Reconcile transactions and deposits across payment platforms including Braintree, PayPal, and Shopify.
• Investigate payment and deposit variances, identify root causes, and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage full-cycle Accounts Receivable for key customer accounts, including invoicing, payment application, account reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Support NetSuite initiatives, including NetSuite Analytics Warehouse and NetSuite Planning & Budgeting.
• Assist with data setup, validation, testing, and reconciliation across financial systems.
• Perform daily inventory cycle count reconciliations and resolve inventory variances.
• Prepare weekly accounting, reconciliation, and operational reports.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual accounting processes and improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other internal teams to resolve transaction and reporting issues.

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of accounting, AR, reconciliation, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and account reconciliations.
• Experience with Accounts Receivable and payment reconciliation.
• Experience with NetSuite strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Braintree, PayPal, Shopify, or similar payment/e-commerce platforms is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Experience with inventory reconciliation is preferred.
• ERP implementation, system migration, or financial data validation experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies independently and follow issues through resolution.

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who is hands-on, analytical, and comfortable digging into the numbers. The right person will be able to handle traditional accounting responsibilities while also identifying discrepancies, improving reconciliation processes, and supporting financial systems projects.