Senior Accountant
Emcore Corporation • Concord, CA • Full Time • $95,000–$120,000 / year
Posted on Thu, Oct 1, 2026
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Department: Corporate Finance
Reports To: Senior Financial Manager
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Location: Concord, CA, 100% On-Site
Position Summary:
This individual will play a key role within corporate accounting function, owning critical balance sheet areas, supporting month end close activities, partnering with the local production to ensure accurate financial reporting and support cost activities. The ideal candidate is hands-on who can independently manage journal entries, reconciliation, problem solve and close deliverables while applying strong GAAP knowledge with a process and value add mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own assigned balance sheet accounts and related accounting processes.
- Perform full cycle general ledger accounting, preparation and posting of journal entries.
- Prepare and maintain account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Support month close activities in a deadline driven environment.
- Apply GAAP knowledge and perform accounting research to support conclusions.
- Support compliance, reporting and audit related activities across the function.
- Prepare supporting schedules, documentation, and responses for internal and external information requests.
- Perform financial analyses and calculations to support accounting conclusions and reporting requirements.
- Assist with audit inquiries by providing requested documentation and responding to follow-up questions.
- Identify process inefficiencies, compliance risks, value additions, and opportunities to strengthen controls and procedures.
- Support cost function for the local production facility cross functionally while in month end close, before and post close providing ad hoc analyses as requested.
- Collaborate cross functionally with business partners to support local accounting operations, reporting requirements, and process improvements.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3-5+ years of progressive accounting experience in manufacturing.
- Strong, hands-on GAAP foundation with experience in general ledger accounting responsibilities.
- Experience working in ERP environments - Infor Syteline a plus.
- CPA-track a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Self-starter with strong strategic thinking skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Clear and effective communication - both verbal and written.
- Drive for success in a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Process-improvement mindset with a strong sense of accountability and follow-through.
*This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. Emcore reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Salary Range:
- Dependent on skill and experience level.
- $95,000 - $120,000 annually.
*ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
Separate from employment eligibility (Form I-9), U.S. export license requirements may apply before the Company can provide certain non- "U.S. persons" with access to specific technology, software and hardware that may be necessary for a position. As such, this position may require ITAR or EAR clearance.
Emcore LLC is a Federal Contractor and requires any candidate offered employment to submit to a background check when a job offer is accepted.
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