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7 results for Budget Analyst in Ventura, CA

Financial Analyst

Simi Valley, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
85000 - 105000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Financial Analyst to join an engineering organization in Simi Valley, California. This role partners closely with finance leadership to strengthen planning, reporting, and cost analysis across the business. The position is ideal for someone who can turn operational and financial data into clear insights that support sound decisions, accurate forecasting, and compliance with accounting expectations. Responsibilities: • Monitor program revenue and profitability trends, and deliver clear reporting that highlights performance drivers and margin movement. • Partner with managers to develop forecasts, annual operating budgets, and long-range financial plans that align with business objectives. • Contribute to weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting by preparing analyses that support leadership review and decision-making. • Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual results to budgets, forecasts, and historical trends, and recommend actions to address risks or capture opportunities. • Lead gross margin analytics during month-end activities, including cost reviews and related financial assessments. • Support inventory control efforts by validating standard costs, researching zero-cost items, resolving negative quantity issues, and preparing excess and obsolete inventory analysis. • Prepare recurring labor and cost reports, maintain periodic cost roll updates, and help ensure work orders are completed on schedule. • Assist with proposal pricing, hardware costing, contract-specific cost reporting, month-end close tasks, and balance sheet reconciliations.
2026-05-21T00:00:00Z

Cost Accountant

Chatsworth, CA
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Temporary to Hire
25.3365 - 32 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a Cost Accountant to join a manufacturing environment in California on a contract basis with the potential for a permanent role. This position focuses on building reliable cost models, supporting pricing decisions, and delivering clear insight into production spending and profitability. The role partners closely with operations, engineering, purchasing, and business teams to strengthen financial visibility and help guide practical, data-driven decisions. Responsibilities: • Create detailed cost estimates for new, modified, or existing products to support competitive and accurate pricing decisions. • Review historical production data, bills of materials, and routing information to project manufacturing expenses and identify cost trends. • Evaluate financial exposure within estimates and apply appropriate assumptions to reflect margin targets and production risk. • Work with purchasing, engineering, and related teams to gather current pricing for raw materials, outside services, and sourced components. • Establish, update, and maintain standard and actual costs across raw materials, work in process, and finished goods inventories. • Investigate differences between expected and actual manufacturing costs, including labor, materials, and overhead, and explain key drivers. • Prepare margin and profitability analysis by customer, product category, and individual jobs to support operational and commercial decisions. • Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to assess the financial effect of design revisions, material alternatives, and lead-time improvements.
2026-06-04T00:00:00Z

Cost Accountant

Oxnard, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
115000 - 145000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to join our team in California. This position is responsible for strengthening cost accounting practices, supporting accurate financial reporting, and providing insight into inventory, cost of sales, and margin performance. The role also offers the opportunity to guide entry-level team members, improve accounting processes, and partner with operations in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities:• Manage month-end and quarter-end accounting activities tied to inventory, cost of sales, and revenue-related transactions, ensuring timely and accurate close results.• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules to maintain reliable financial records and compliance with internal policies and applicable standards.• Review gross margin performance and develop analyses that highlight cost trends, variances, and opportunities to improve reporting accuracy.• Lead inventory-related accounting tasks, including audit support, cycle count review, and evaluation of inventory balances within a manufacturing setting.• Supervise and mentor a small team of cost accounting and estimating professionals, helping build capability in government-focused cost accounting practices.• Perform detailed variance analysis on production and standard costs to identify root causes and support corrective actions with cross-functional partners.• Assist with internal and external audit requests by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and supporting compliance-focused reviews.• Recommend and implement process enhancements that improve efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and support a high-performing finance organization.
2026-05-29T00:00:00Z

Tax Analyst

Sylmar, CA
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Temporary / Contract
60 - 70 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an experienced Tax Analyst to support a long-term contract engagement in Sylmar, California. This position will focus on deferred tax analysis, historical tax adjustment research, and workpaper review to help strengthen the accuracy of corporate tax records. The ideal candidate brings strong corporate tax knowledge and can partner with tax leadership to resolve discrepancies, organize supporting documentation, and improve the reliability of tax reporting. Responsibilities: • Examine historical tax workpapers and prior-year adjustments to identify trends, inconsistencies, and deferred tax issues requiring resolution. • Analyze deferred tax balances and related differences, tracing items through prior reporting periods to validate accuracy and supporting detail. • Partner with tax management to organize, reconcile, and clean up tax records and schedules across corporate tax files. • Record and document tax differences by researching underlying activity and connecting adjustments to historical support. • Prepare, update, and maintain audit-ready workpapers that clearly support tax positions, calculations, and reconciliations. • Support corporate tax compliance activities by gathering documentation, reviewing schedules, and assisting with issue resolution tied to tax reporting. • Use accounting and tax software tools to evaluate data, process information efficiently, and maintain accurate supporting records.
2026-06-02T00:00:00Z

Credit Analyst

Oxnard, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
60000 - 83200 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Credit Analyst to support financing decisions and account risk management in Oxnard, California. This role focuses on evaluating creditworthiness, monitoring active transactions, and helping move applications efficiently from submission through funding. The ideal candidate brings sound financial judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities: • Evaluate credit applications, analyze financial information, and help determine appropriate risk ratings for new and existing borrowers. • Take ownership of underwriting higher-value transactions, including deals exceeding established monetary thresholds, and recommend sound credit decisions. • Manage the progress of financing files from initial receipt through final funding while maintaining timely communication with dealers and internal teams. • Review open accounts and pending files each day to track status, identify issues early, and support prompt resolution. • Compile and analyze credit score data to support quarterly scorecard updates and broader portfolio insights. • Build and refine credit-related data models that help identify performance trends and emerging risk patterns. • Stay current on market conditions and industry factors that may influence lending decisions and portfolio quality. • Contribute to team development by assisting with training for less experienced finance or credit staff and participating in departmental meetings. • Recommend process improvements to strengthen efficiency, workflow quality, and overall operational performance.
2026-05-15T00:00:00Z

Business Analyst - Financial Services

Carpinteria, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
68000 - 75000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Business Analyst to support operational teams within a financial services environment in Carpinteria, California. This role contributes to day-to-day business analysis activities while also taking ownership of intermediate-level projects, operational reviews, and cross-functional coordination efforts. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, clear communication skills, and the ability to identify process improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and service quality. Responsibilities: • Provide flexible support across operations teams by assisting high-volume work areas and adapting to shifting departmental priorities. • Manage business analysis assignments that include quality control reviews, audit support activities, and special projects tied to operational performance. • Partner with operations leaders and technology teams to gather business needs, document functional specifications, coordinate project activities, and support system testing efforts. • Investigate recurring processing issues or workflow disruptions, assess root causes, and present practical recommendations to leadership. • Handle departmental service and research requests with accuracy, timeliness, and appropriate follow-through. • Review existing procedures with managers to uncover inefficiencies, strengthen controls, and suggest process enhancements. • Track operational patterns and performance trends to help identify training opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives. • Maintain readiness to perform essential responsibilities remotely when business continuity needs require off-site support.
2026-05-29T00:00:00Z

Fund Controller

Sherman Oaks, CA
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Permanent / Full Time
150000 - 175000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a Controller to lead the accounting and reporting for a small venture capital company. This position partners with internal stakeholders and external advisors to deliver accurate financial information, maintain compliance obligations, and support a high standard of reporting. Based in Sherman Oaks, California, the role plays a key part in strengthening financial operations and ensuring timely execution of fund-related activities. Responsibilities:• Direct accounting activities across multiple vehicles, including capital activity, cash movements, allocation methodologies, and overall ledger accuracy.• Produce quarterly and annual fund financial statements that align with applicable reporting standards and organizational requirements.• Coordinate year-end audits and tax reporting processes, working closely with outside auditors and tax professionals to ensure timely completion of K-1s and related filings.• Oversee limited partner reporting deliverables and support clear, accurate communication tied to fund performance and financial results.• Assist with fund closings, launches of new investment vehicles, and transaction support related to portfolio company activity.• Review and enhance accounting workflows, internal controls, and financial systems to improve reliability, efficiency, and scalability.• Partner with fund administrators and cross-functional teams to resolve accounting issues, reconcile data, and maintain consistent reporting across stakeholders.• Utilize NetSuite to manage accounting records, reporting processes, and financial oversight responsibilities.
2026-06-05T00:00:00Z