Junior Accountant

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 Junior 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.