Senior Accountant

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Join Our Team as a Senior Accountant
Are you a driven accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We are seeking a Senior Accountant to play a critical role in managing financial operations across multiple business entities. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on financial reporting, inventory and cost accounting, treasury operations, tax compliance, and process improvement initiatives.
This role can be performed remotely within the Eastern Time Zone, in a hybrid capacity, or onsite, depending on location and business needs.
Compensation
$95,000 - $105,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.

Position Summary
The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting the monthly close process, maintaining the integrity of financial records across multiple entities, overseeing inventory and cost accounting activities, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and tax regulations. This role serves as a key partner to operations, finance leadership, and cross-functional teams while providing guidance to transactional accounting functions.
Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, exceptional organization, the ability to manage competing priorities, and experience working within a manufacturing environment.

What You'll Do
Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

Lead key month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for multiple business entities.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, and intercompany transactions.
Perform variance analysis and investigate financial discrepancies.
Monitor balance sheet and profit & loss accounts to ensure accuracy and proper accounting treatment.
Support external financial statement audits and banking audits.

Cost Accounting & Inventory Management

Maintain standard costing and inventory accounting processes within a manufacturing environment.
Analyze inventory valuations, bill of materials (BOMs), labor absorption, and overhead costs.
Coordinate physical inventories and cycle counts.
Reconcile perpetual inventory records to the general ledger.
Partner with operational teams to improve inventory accuracy and reporting.

Treasury & Cash Management

Support daily cash management and treasury activities.
Review bank reconciliations and cash transactions.
Investigate and resolve cash variances and reconciliation discrepancies.

Tax & Compliance

Manage multi-state sales and use tax compliance.
Support business licenses, annual filings, and property tax reporting.
Assist with federal and state tax credit documentation, including R&D-related activities.
Support regulatory and audit requests.

Operational Support & Process Improvement

Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll teams.
Support credit review activities and monitor customer exposure.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and strengthen internal controls.
Assist with reporting and financial activities across five operating entities.

What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
4+ years of progressive accounting experience.
Experience managing month-end close activities across multiple entities.
Strong understanding of US GAAP and general ledger accounting.
Manufacturing industry experience, including inventory and cost accounting.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis.
Proven ability to prioritize deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong communication skills and ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications

Public accounting experience.
Experience transitioning from public accounting into corporate accounting.
Familiarity with inventory modules and manufacturing ERP systems.
Experience with:

Epicor Kinetic
Sage Intacct
QuickBooks
OneStream

Knowledge of multi-state sales tax compliance tools such as Avalara or Vertex.
Construction or industrial manufacturing industry experience.

What Success Looks Like
In this role, you'll be trusted to:

Own critical aspects of the month-end close process.
Manage accounting activities for multiple entities simultaneously.
Understand what belongs in key balance sheet and P&L accounts and proactively monitor them.
Meet deadlines with minimal oversight while knowing when to seek guidance.
Communicate effectively with finance leadership and business partners.
Bring a continuous improvement mindset to accounting processes and reporting.

Why Join Us?

Competitive compensation package
Flexible work arrangement: remote, hybrid, or onsite
Opportunity to work with a collaborative leadership team
Exposure to multi-entity accounting and manufacturing operations
Significant visibility within the finance organization
Ability to make a meaningful impact on business performance and process improvements