Staff Accountant

We're hiring a Staff Accountant to own the day-to-day operational books and keep our accounting running cleanly month after month. You'll handle the general ledger and monthly close, keep our records accurate and audit-ready, and work closely with the rest of the finance team — including our AP and Purchasing/Shipping colleagues — all reporting to the Director of Finance. This is a great fit for a detail-oriented accountant who wants broad hands-on exposure in a growing company. What You'll Do Maintain the general ledger and support the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations (bank, credit card, and balance-sheet accounts) Keep financial records accurate, organized, and audit-ready Support accounts payable, purchasing, and shipping workflows, coordinating closely with those team members Assist with customer invoicing, billing, and collections Work in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise as a primary user Record and reconcile payroll activity from Rippling into QuickBooks via journal entry Maintain the fixed-asset schedule and depreciation entries Support inventory and cost accounting for a manufacturing environment Assist with grant and government-contract cost tracking and billing Prepare schedules and documentation to support external tax preparers and auditors What You Bring Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field 2-4 years of accounting experience, including exposure to full-cycle close and reconciliations Hands-on QuickBooks Desktop experience (required) — note this is Desktop Enterprise, not QuickBooks Online Strong Excel skills and comfort working across systems Solid understanding of GAAP and month-end close basics High attention to detail, strong ownership, and the ability to juggle deadlines in a small company Nice to Have Manufacturing / inventory / cost accounting experience Grant or government-contract accounting exposure Familiarity with Rippling or a comparable HRIS/payroll platform Why LiCAP Join a growing clean-energy manufacturer at an exciting stage of scale-up Broad, hands-on role with real ownership and direct mentorship from the Director of Finance Small, collaborative team where your contributions are seen and valued LiCAP Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LiCAP Technologies is a Sacramento-based advanced manufacturer of battery electrodes, built around our patented Activated Dry Electrode® (ADE®) process — a cleaner, more efficient alternative to conventional electrode production. We're a lean, fast-moving company scaling up alongside major automotive and energy customers and a growing portfolio of federal and state programs. It's a hands-on environment where finance sits close to operations and your work has visible impact. The pay range for this role is: 85,000 - 120,000 USD per year (Sacramento) #J-18808-Ljbffr LICAP Technologies