Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable

Caldera Medical•Westlake Village, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Caldera Medical is looking for a Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable to own the end-to-end Accounts Payable function while supporting month-end close and general accounting activities. This role ensures accurate and timely AP processing, strong internal controls, and reliable financial reporting, and serves as the primary point of contact for vendors and internal stakeholders on AP matters. It's a great fit for someone who takes pride in precision, thrives on recurring deadlines, and wants to help strengthen the financial backbone of a growing medical device company.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of full-cycle Accounts Payable
Experience supporting month-end close, including accruals, journal entries, and account reconciliations
ERP system experience (Oracle Fusion strongly preferred)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
Experience managing AP aging, vendor issues, and high transaction volume across multiple entities
Strong hands-on full-cycle AP experience with a sound understanding of AP controls
Working knowledge of accrual accounting, journal entries, and balance-sheet reconciliations
Solid understanding of PO processes, three-way matching, vendor master controls, and payment controls
Strong communication, organization, analytical, and follow-through skills, with a mindset geared toward improving processes rather than only maintaining them

Responsibilities

Own daily AP processing, including invoice entry, coding review, three-way matching, and payment runs
Handle vendor communications and resolve payment, invoice, and statement reconciliation issues
Maintain vendor master data and perform required independent verification of new or changed banking information
Manage PO matching and partner with Operations and Procurement to resolve exceptions
Prepare and distribute the weekly AP Aging Register and follow up on aged or unresolved items
Support month-end close, including AP cutoff, accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations, and close schedules
Prepare assigned balance-sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items
Maintain AP procedures, follow and reinforce internal controls, and identify process improvements
Support audits, compliance requests, and other Finance projects as assigned