Accountant I

Work Model: You’ll work in a hybrid model, onsite at your designated Regal Rexnord location at least 3 days per week (Monday–Thursday), with flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days, including Friday.

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Brief Description

The General Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the organization’s accounting processes in accordance with GAAP. This role contributes to the monthly close process, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and compliance, while ensuring the integrity of financial data and supporting business decision-making.

This role works closely with both Finance and Operations to ensure accurate data, timely reporting, and visibility into manufacturing performance. The position focuses on data accuracy, analysis, and execution, while helping identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and post journal entries to the general ledger
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Support the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and results are accurate Maintain and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts
• Assist with preparation of financial statements and internal reports
• Analyze financial data and provide variance explanations
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable processes as needed
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all accounting activities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting efficiency
• Perform other accounting and administrative duties as assigned
• Assist with cycle count processes, including coordination with operations and review of count results
• Support the excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory review process, including data preparation and analysis
• Investigate and help resolve discrepancies in inventory, production, and cost data
• Prepare and distribute routine reports to support operations and finance teams
• Assist with documentation and improvement of accounting processes and reporting tools
• Perform other duties as assigned. Performs daily review and reporting of inventory and labor activity
• Provides actionable analysis to identify and reduce Job Order Variances
• Makes assessments and recommendations based on review and analysis of variances to standards
• Resolves problems in an expeditious fashion
• Guides manufacturing in performing routine cycle counting activity and audits results
• Supports maintenance, review, and updates of standard costs
• Other duties as assigned

Desirable Capabilities and Success Factors

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2–5 years of general accounting experience
• Knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.)
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, data analysis)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• “Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.” , or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.”

This position is located in Simi Valley, California.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 annually

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email View email address on job.jobadx.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail View email address on job.jobadx.com.

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