Staff Accountant

Description About Helix Linear

Helix Linear Technologies designs and manufactures high-precision motion control systems for industries where performance matters most, including aerospace, medical devices, defense, and advanced automation. Our products power mission-critical applications where reliability and precision down to ±0.0001 inches make all the difference.

We pursue that vision by designing, machining, grinding, and assembling critical motion components in-house, including precision ball screws and linear systems. Our clean, climate-controlled facility is equipped with advanced manufacturing equipment including Citizen Swiss lathes, multi-axis CNC mills, precision grinders, and specialized assembly and test systems.

Helix is growing and investing in people, new equipment, advanced processes, and the systems required to grow and scale the company. As we expand, we’re building a world‑class precision manufacturing operation, which means higher standards for ownership, communication, and collaboration across every role.

The Staff Accountant owns payroll, cash management, AR/AP execution, and month‑end close at Helix, including journal entries, GL account reconciliations, and trial balance support. This is a full‑cycle seat: you’ll see the business end‑to‑end, from a customer payment hitting the bank to how it rolls up in the financial statements, with direct visibility into how a growing manufacturer actually runs.

This is not a data‑entry role. It requires someone who understands how transactions roll into the financial statements and who can be trusted with payroll and banking access with minimal oversight. You’ll work closely with the Controller and CFO, with real ownership over your area and room to grow as Helix scales. As a small, hands‑on team, you’ll also pitch in on general office needs from time to time, the kind of variety you don’t get sitting in one lane at a larger company.

Ideal background:

2–3 years in public accounting or a similar in‑house role, ready to move from firm work into ownership of a full accounting function.

• Process weekly payroll, including garnishments, 401(k), and benefits deductions
• Manage garnishment and wage assignment processing
• Track and audit PTO accruals
• Manage attendance and time tracking
• Own year‑end payroll close

• Manage Positive Pay across all bank accounts
• Process bank deposits
• Reconcile bank and credit card statements
• Process machinery lease auto payments
• Run cash flow analysis using the AR/AP schedule

• Apply customer payments and post cash receipts to the ledger
• Send customer invoices and process proforma invoices for customer deposits
• Process customer credit card payments
• Reconcile and report on AR aging
• Process customer credit applications

• Review operating invoices
• Handle vendor inquiries
• Process vendor deposits
• Reconcile AP aging

• Prepare and post journal entries
• Reconcile general ledger accounts
• Maintain fixed assets in Asset Keeper
• Support month‑end close and contribute to trial balance preparation
• Support the preparation of internal financial reporting
• Support the processing of RMAs
• Support year‑end 1099 preparation and filing
• Support the annual 401(k) audit

• Detail‑driven and allergic to unreconciled accounts, you don’t move on until the numbers tie out.
• Comfortable owning a full cycle, not just a piece of it: you can build a trial balance, not just feed one.
• Trustworthy with sensitive information, payroll, garnishments, and banking access require discretion by default.
• Organized enough to run weekly payroll and a monthly close without things slipping.
• Process‑minded: you document what you do so it survives if you’re out sick.

• 2–3 years of accounting experience, ideally including time in public accounting or a CPA firm (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience preparing financial statements and building a trial balance, not limited to AP/AR clerk work
• Payroll processing experience (preferred)
• Bachelor’s…