Staff Accountant

Description The Staff Accountant maintains financial records, prepares reports, and ensures regulatory compliance. This role manages daily accounting tasks, maintains the general ledger, and supports month-end closing. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of standard accounting principles. The Staff Accountant reports directly to the Financial Controller. Roles & Responsibilities: Generate and distribute customer invoices accurately and timely, ensuring sales tax is properly recorded. Apply customer payments received via checks, ACH, wire transfers, portal payments, and credit cards. Perform daily collection activities via email, phone, and portals to reduce outstanding customer balances Serve as the primary contact for customer payment inquiries, disputes, and account questions. Prepare and send account statements and collection notices. Resolve billing discrepancies and payment issues by coordinating with customers, sales, and other internal departments. Prepare and record Balance Sheet and P&L journal entries Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end balance sheet account reconciliations Provide backup for the ERP system month-end close process Prepare, record, and maintain monthly Construction in Progress (CIP) and Fixed Asset records Provide support and documentation for external financial audits Skills & Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 3-5 years of professional accounting experience in a robust manufacturing and service industry Proficiency in Excel, including Lookups and Pivot Tables Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Strong attention to detail and accuracy Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines Clear verbal and written communication skills About Optikos: For over 40 years, Optikos® has provided innovative applications of optical technology, both products and services, to commercial, government, and consumer products organizations worldwide. The Optikos engineering team is the largest independent optical engineering group in the world, managing all aspects of instrument design, including optics, mechanics, electronics, and software systems, in addition to our in-house IQ Lab™ Services to benchmark and assess the performance of customer lens or camera systems. We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and consumer markets, and our experience with a wide variety of applications has enabled our staff to generate creative solutions to some of the most challenging optical problems. Our team continues to improve existing metrology product lines and develop new products that Optikos manufactures and installs around the globe. Our headquarters is centrally located right outside the Boston medical and tech hub in Wakefield. This in-office position is located in the Wakefield, Massachusetts, facility. We offer competitive compensation packages along with a challenging and stimulating environment. Optikos is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. We do not sponsor employment visas for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr