Temporary Manufacturing Accountant – Cost & Inventory

ADP, Inc.; Benicia (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Fine Foods is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Senior Accountant to support our Accounting and Finance team during an employee's maternity leave. This position will help maintain day-to-day accounting operations, support month-end close, and provide financial and cost accounting analysis across multiple entities and manufacturing locations.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1–2 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and prepaid expense schedules.
• Complete bank, balance sheet, fixed asset, inventory, and loan reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close, including financial statement preparation and consolidation.
• Prepare financial reports and variance analyses, researching discrepancies and explaining key drivers.
• Maintain fixed asset records and review CIP balances.
• Support audit requests, accounting schedules, and business property tax reporting.
• Review and maintain bills of materials and support inventory costing accuracy.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, purchase variances, inventory adjustments, and WIP variances.
• Coordinate with Operations, Warehouse, and Shipping on inventory movements, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
• Assist with standard cost updates, budgeting, forecasting, and special projects.
• Maintain accounting controls and provide backup support to other accounting team members.

Skills

GAAP

Excel

Analytical

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central

Job description

Valley Fine Foods is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Senior Accountant to support our Accounting and Finance team during an employee's maternity leave. This position will help maintain day-to-day accounting operations, support month-end close, and provide financial and cost accounting analysis across multiple entities and manufacturing locations.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.