Full Charge Bookkeeper (Santa Monica)

About This Job

Apogee Electronics stands as a premier designer and manufacturer of audio recording equipment, serving the music, film, digital streaming, and voice-over sectors. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, the company boasts a 37-year legacy of developing groundbreaking, award-winning technologies. It is globally acknowledged as a frontrunner in both professional and consumer audio, having played a key role in capturing performances by many of today\'s top artists—performances that have gone on to win GRAMMY and OSCAR awards.

We are currently seeking to employ a Full Charge Bookkeeper with specialized experience in manufacturing accounting to manage our company\'s financial records. This is a full-time role that demands familiarity with a manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning system beyond the capabilities of QuickBooks. In this dynamic position, your duties will encompass, but not be limited to, the following:

Responsibilities

• Conducting manufacturing cost accounting audits of entries.
• Performing inventory reconciliation.
• Managing tariff drawback processes with U.S. Customs.
• Ensuring sales tax compliance.
• Overseeing the complete cycle of accounting operations for the company.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly financial statements.
• Maintaining the precision of the general ledger.
• Analyzing inventory and cash flow.
• Investing excess cash.
• Evaluating insurance policies, building costs, product liability, and earthquake coverage.
• Monitoring and analyzing sales and marketing expenditures to ensure adherence to budgets.
• Tracking foreign currency fluctuations and their impact on costs and global pricing.
• Analyzing representative commissions.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• A Bachelor\'s degree in accounting or a related field and/or a Bookkeeping certification.
• Over seven years of experience as a full-charge bookkeeper.
• Mandatory cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in accounting, bookkeeping, and manufacturing cost accounting software.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks.
• Knowledge of tax accounting compliance software, such as Avalara.
• Experience with tariff drawback procedures.
• Proven experience in preparing financial statements.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines consistently.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

This position is not remote. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $75,000, with final compensation contingent upon experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Please, no phone calls. We will only review resumes that are accompanied by a cover letter.