Staff Accountant

Please read the full job description before applying. Instructions for submitting your resume by email are included at the end of this posting.

Location: Torrance, California (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Salary Range: $75,000–$85,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications

CPA: Preferred but not required

About Rowan Appliance

Rowan Appliance is a premium lifestyle and home appliance brand merging Art, Technology, and Humanity to create beautiful products for healthier, mindful, connected living.

We seek passionate people to grow with our fast-moving global brand rooted in innovation, aesthetics, sustainability, and customer experience.

Position Overview

Rowan Appliance seeks a detail-oriented, analytical Staff Accountant to support daily accounting and reporting, including transactions, reconciliations, assets, liabilities, payables, receivables, and financial information.

The role supports closes and reports; coordinates with the external CPA, payroll provider, banks, vendors, customers, and internal teams; and requires accounting fundamentals, accuracy, ownership, and process-improvement ability.

Key Responsibilities

1. General Ledger & Transaction Accounting

• Accurately record, classify, and review transactions; maintain the general ledger and correct account, department, period, and activity coding.
• Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries with complete support.
• Review records for completeness, accuracy, authorization, and compliance; correct discrepancies, duplicates, coding errors, and unusual transactions.
• Maintain organized electronic records and audit trails.

2. Month-End, Quarter-End & Year-End Close

• Complete assigned month-, quarter-, and year-end procedures on schedule.
• Reconcile cash, receivables, payables, prepaids, accruals, payroll liabilities, fixed assets, inventory, and other balance sheet accounts; review open items, aging, and cut-offs.
• Explain significant movements and unusual variances; resolve closing issues with management and the external CPA.

3. Financial Statements & Management Reporting

• Prepare and review monthly income statements, balance sheets, cash flow information, summaries, analyses, and management reports.
• Monitor revenue, cost of goods sold, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity for reasonableness and accuracy.
• Compare actuals with budgets, forecasts, prior periods, and expectations; explain material variances.
• Develop reporting by channel, product, brand, department, project, or other segment and provide timely management information.

4. Accounts Payable & Expense Management

• Review invoices, purchasing documents, expenses, and payment requests for accuracy, approval, and proper accounting; process payables by due date and cash priorities.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies with vendors and internal teams.
• Monitor liabilities, reimbursements, recurring expenses, subscriptions, and company credit cards.
• Maintain vendor records, payment support, tax forms, and files; prepare Form 1099 and other vendor reporting.

5. Accounts Receivable & Revenue Tracking

• Record invoices, payments, credits, deductions, refunds, and other receivable activity; monitor balances and prepare aging reports.
• Resolve overdue balances and payment issues with sales, operations, customers, and marketplace partners.
• Reconcile customer accounts, marketplace settlements, processors, and deposits; support revenue recognition, returns, allowances, chargebacks, and fees.
• Track revenue across Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, and other applicable channels.

6. Cash, Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation

• Reconcile bank, credit card, payment processor, and other cash accounts monthly.
• Monitor cash, deposits, transfers, outstanding checks, and unusual activity; prepare cash reports and support short-term cash flow planning.
• Resolve banking discrepancies with financial institutions and internal teams; support receipts, disbursements, transfers, and reconciliations.

7. Fixed Assets, Inventory & Other Company Assets

• Maintain records for equipment, furniture, computers, leasehold improvements, and other capital assets; record additions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, and impairment under applicable policy and standards.
• Physically verify assets and investigate record-to-asset differences.
• Support inventory accounting, reconciliations, landed costs, reserves, and cost-of-goods-sold reporting; improve records with operations, warehouse, product, and supply chain.

8. Payroll & Employee-Related Accounting

• Coordinate payroll accounting with ADP or other providers; review reports and prepare or post journal entries.
• Reconcile payroll expenses, taxes, benefits, deductions, accruals, and liabilities; account for reimbursements, bonuses, commissions, paid time off, and benefits.
• Support payroll, workers’ compensation, benefit, and related audits.

9. Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Help prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and projections; monitor spending and identify significant variances or trends.
• Analyze expenses, profitability, cash flow, product costs, channel performance, and other metrics.
• Evaluate financial impacts of products, vendors, channels, contracts, and initiatives; provide ad hoc modeling and analysis.

10. Tax, Audit & Regulatory Support

• Prepare schedules, reconciliations, reports, and support for the external CPA, tax advisors, auditors, insurers, and government agencies.
• Reconcile sales, use, property, income, payroll, and other tax data; support financial statements, filings, audits, reviews, and external reporting.
• Retain records under policy and legal requirements; monitor filing calendars and provide information by deadlines.

11. Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Strengthen controls for approvals, segregation of duties, cash handling, vendor management, and reporting.
• Identify risks, gaps, recurring errors, and efficiency or accuracy improvements; document procedures, checklists, reconciliations, and closes.
• Help improve accounting software, expense tools, reporting systems, and ERP processes.
• Protect confidential financial, employee, customer, and company information.

12. Cross-Functional & General Support

• Work across sales, e-commerce, operations, marketing, product, warehouse, supply chain, and management to obtain accurate financial information.
• Explain accounting and documentation requirements clearly and professionally.
• Support special projects, expansion initiatives, and other assigned accounting or finance work.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Accredited bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 3–5 years of progressive corporate, commercial, or public accounting experience.
• Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger and accrual accounting, and financial statement preparation.
• Hands-on journal entry, reconciliation, month-end close, payable, receivable, and balance sheet analysis experience; ability to explain financial statement activity.
• Strong Excel skills: formulas, PivotTables, lookups, data organization, and reconciliation.
• Experience with QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, or another accounting/ERP system.
• Strong detail, analysis, organization, follow-through, communication, prioritization, and deadline management in a fast-paced setting.
• Integrity, discretion, accountability, confidentiality, and effective work with internal teams and external providers.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA license or active candidacy preferred but not required.
• E-commerce, consumer products, retail, distribution, importing, or inventory-business experience, including marketplace settlements, processors, landed costs, and multi-channel revenue.
• Experience with ADP payroll, employee-benefit accounting, budgets, forecasts, cash flow reporting, audits, and tax preparation.
• Experience improving accounting processes or controls or supporting an ERP implementation.

Key Competencies

Accuracy, ownership, reliability, analysis, problem-solving, judgment, confidentiality, organized records, appropriate follow-up, continuous improvement, learning, and collaborative service.

What Success Looks Like

In the first six months, maintain accurate records; meet close deadlines; deliver reliable statements; improve financial visibility; organize CPA, tax, audit, and management support; resolve discrepancies and process weaknesses; and build scalable procedures.

Additional Information

Responsibilities may evolve and include other accounting, finance, analytical, compliance, or operational projects supporting Rowan’s growth.

This on-site Torrance position follows standard weekday business hours, with occasional additional hours for closes, audits, tax filings, or other time-sensitive periods.

Compensation & Benefits

• $75,000–$85,000 annual salary, depending on experience, qualifications, and demonstrated capabilities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) plan.
• PTO, including vacation, personal time, and eligible sick leave; paid company holidays.
• Employee product discounts and performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Career growth and development within a fast-growing global consumer brand.
• Collaboration with global teams and sister companies, with potential international travel or overseas work based on business needs and performance.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial, growth-oriented work environment.

How to Apply

Please submit the following to [email protected]:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Recent transcripts for recent graduates or current students