We are looking for an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations and cost oversight for a manufacturing environment in Vista, California. This role will guide the financial close cycle, maintain accurate inventory and standard costing practices, and deliver clear reporting that supports business decisions. The position also partners closely with operational and corporate stakeholders to strengthen controls, improve processes, and provide insight into financial performance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring financial results are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.<br>• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and account fluctuation analyses to maintain reliable financial records and strong balance sheet support.<br>• Oversee full absorption cost accounting, including inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, and analysis of material, labor, and overhead variances.<br>• Manage inventory reconciliation activities by investigating differences between operational records, system data, and financial reporting, and drive timely resolution.<br>• Collaborate with manufacturing and operations teams to strengthen inventory controls, support physical counts, and evaluate key cost drivers affecting production.<br>• Prepare financial statements, forecasts, budgets, and reporting packages for leadership and corporate consolidation requirements.<br>• Establish and maintain internal controls related to revenue recognition, accruals, fixed assets, leases, intercompany activity, and manufacturing accounting processes.<br>• Support internal and external audit requests, regulatory reporting needs, and documentation requirements for divisional entities.<br>• Serve as a trusted finance partner to divisional leadership by communicating financial results, highlighting risks, and supporting informed decision-making.<br>• Identify and implement process and system improvements, including support for ERP-related enhancements, accounting policy alignment, and the development of team members.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to lead a high-performing payables function in San Diego, California. In this role, you will guide daily AP operations, strengthen payment controls, and help ensure vendors and employees are paid accurately and on schedule. You will also collaborate with accounting and cross-functional partners to support close activities, cash planning, compliance, and ongoing process improvement as the organization continues to expand.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the full accounts payable workflow from invoice intake through final payment, including coding, matching, review coordination, and exception handling.<br>• Oversee scheduled disbursements across multiple payment methods, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, approved appropriately, and completed within established timelines.<br>• Supervise the AP team’s daily priorities, monitor workload distribution, and maintain service levels in a fast-paced environment.<br>• Build and enforce strong controls around vendor setup, approval limits, and payment processing to protect data integrity and reduce risk.<br>• Serve as the primary escalation point for vendor matters, resolving payment issues and supporting favorable terms and productive business relationships.<br>• Manage employee reimbursement and corporate card reconciliation activities, ensuring policy compliance and timely processing.<br>• Reconcile accounts payable records to the general ledger, investigate outstanding balances, and drive resolution of aging or unmatched items.<br>• Lead payables-related month-end close tasks, including accrual preparation for items not yet billed or fully matched.<br>• Coordinate compliance activities such as 1099 reporting, annual filing support, and audit documentation for internal and external review.<br>• Partner with procurement, operations, and accounting teams to improve purchasing alignment, strengthen spend controls, and identify automation opportunities within AP processes.