Senior Accountant

Summary

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in supporting the financial operations of a growing thermoforming manufacturing company. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing month-end close activities, analyzing manufacturing costs and inventory, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and supporting management with financial reporting and operational analysis.

Essential Job Functions

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Analyze financial results and explain significant variances to budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management financial statements and reporting packages.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Support external auditors, tax advisors, and other financial service providers.

Manufacturing Accounting & Costing

• Maintain and analyze standard costing systems.
• Review and monitor material, labor, and overhead variances.
• Analyze production performance and manufacturing efficiencies.
• Support annual standard cost roll processes and periodic cost updates.
• Work closely with operations to ensure accurate product costing and inventory valuation.
• Provide financial analysis to support pricing, profitability, and operational decision-making.

Inventory Management

• Reconcile inventory balances and investigate discrepancies.
• Support cycle count programs and physical inventories.
• Analyze inventory adjustments, scrap, obsolete inventory, and excess stock.
• Ensure inventory transactions are accurately recorded within the ERP system.
• Partner with production and warehouse teams to improve inventory accuracy and internal controls.

General Ledger & Compliance

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual account activity.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting and depreciation schedules.
• Assist with sales and use tax compliance and other regulatory filings.
• Support implementation and maintenance of internal controls.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives related to accounting and finance operations.

Business Support & Analysis

• Prepare ad hoc financial and operational analyses for management.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, efficiency, and data accuracy.

Other duties as required in support of the department and the company.

Supervisor Responsibilities

This role does not include supervisory responsibilities over other employees.