Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $80,000-$85,000 annually

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant with a strong manufacturing background to join its accounting and finance team. This fully remote position will play an integral role in month-end close, financial reporting, general ledger accounting, inventory and cost accounting, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment and understand how inventory, standard costing, production activity, and operational variances impact financial results.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform key responsibilities related to the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and other accounting adjustments

• Prepare and review balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations

• Assist with the preparation and analysis of financial statements

• Perform inventory and cost accounting activities

• Analyze standard costs, actual costs, and manufacturing variances

• Review and analyze material, labor, overhead, freight, scrap, and other manufacturing costs

• Support inventory valuation, reserves, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes

• Analyze work-in-process (WIP), finished goods, and raw material inventory

• Assist with fixed asset accounting, depreciation, and capital expenditures

• Perform budget-to-actual and other financial variance analyses

• Partner remotely with plant operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance teams to investigate financial results and cost variances

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities

• Support internal and external audit requests

• Maintain accurate supporting documentation and appropriate internal controls

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, financial reporting, and operational efficiencies

• Perform special projects and financial analysis as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience

• Previous accounting experience within a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting

• Experience with cost accounting, inventory accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis

• Strong month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation experience

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables and lookup functions

• Experience with software systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or comparable platforms

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work effectively and independently in a remote environment

• Ability to partner cross-functionally with accounting, finance, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing teams

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, or CPA candidate

• Experience with bills of materials (BOM), work-in-process (WIP), inventory valuation, standard costs, and manufacturing variance analysis

• Experience supporting ERP implementations, upgrades, or process improvements

• Advanced financial reporting and analytical skills

Pay Details: $80,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year

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Company Description

Global Management Consulting firm.

Company Description

Global Management Consulting firm.