Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

We are a growing, multi-location manufacturing organization seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Staff Accountant to support accounting operations across multiple locations and legal entities.

The Staff Accountant will play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting the monthly close, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and ensuring consistency across locations. The position will work closely with the Corporate Controller, CSO and Office staff at locations and local operating teams to improve accounting processes, maintain strong internal controls, and support the integration of newly acquired businesses.

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and other month-end adjustments.

• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes.

• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.

Accounts Payable & Cash Management

• Support accounts payable processes, including invoice coding, expense classification, payment preparation, and vendor account reconciliations.

• Assist with cash reconciliations, bank activity, and intercompany cash transactions.

Multi-Entity & Multi-Location Accounting

• Support accounting operations across multiple legal entities, including newly acquired businesses.

• Reconcile intercompany balances and help ensure transactions between entities are recorded accurately.

• Assist with the standardization of accounting procedures, account mappings, and reporting practices across locations.

• Support the onboarding and integration of new acquisitions, including establishing accounting processes, account structures, and reporting requirements.

Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Work within QuickBooks and NetSuite to maintain accounting records, process transactions, and support financial reporting.

• Assist with the transition of accounting activities from QuickBooks to NetSuite as locations are integrated into the company's ERP environment.

• Develop and document standardized accounting procedures and internal controls.

Manufacturing Accounting Support

• Assist with inventory reconciliations and the investigation of inventory-related variances.

• Assist with the review of manufacturing costs, including direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.

• Support accurate reporting of production-related expenses and other manufacturing costs.

Payroll

• Assist with weekly payroll processing and oversee payroll activities across all locations to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

• Two to four years of accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity, multi-location, or manufacturing environment.

• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.

• Experience with QuickBooks and/or NetSuite strongly preferred.

• Experience with JobBOSS or other manufacturing ERP systems is a plus.

• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, formulas, lookups, and reconciliations.

• Understanding of basic accounting principles and internal controls.

• Experience supporting multiple entities, intercompany transactions, inventory, or manufacturing accounting is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate is someone who enjoys building as well as maintaining. They are comfortable working in an environment where processes are still evolving, can independently manage recurring accounting responsibilities, and know when to raise issues or ask questions.

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