Sr. Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support financial accuracy and reporting operations for a manufacturing environment in Ladson, South Carolina. This Long-term Contract position will play a key role in maintaining timely close activities, strengthening compliance, and delivering reliable analysis across multiple accounting functions. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to work across departments to improve reporting quality and operational visibility.

Responsibilities:
• Manage core accounting activities such as journal preparation, ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and financial analysis while meeting established deadlines and internal standards.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages and assist with consolidated reporting for business leaders and other internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate period-end close tasks by reviewing account activity, resolving discrepancies, and partnering with cross-functional teams to address issues that affect accurate financial results.
• Support external and internal audit requests by assembling documentation, explaining account activity, and helping ensure readiness across assigned accounting areas.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts by preparing supporting schedules, analyzing trends, and identifying variances that may affect financial performance.
• Maintain compliance with accounting policies and internal control requirements while supporting accurate reporting across transfer pricing, intercompany activity, and operational accounting processes.
• Prepare and update transfer pricing support files, assist with intercompany transaction review, and help ensure pricing approaches are applied consistently in line with regulatory expectations.
• Track and analyze vehicle-related costs, including materials, labor, overhead, and duty, and work with business partners to support proper allocation and reporting.
• Oversee inventory and fixed asset accounting by reconciling balances, supporting counts and audits, maintaining records, and processing asset capitalization, transfers, disposals, and depreciation.
• Monitor customer account balances and support timely collection efforts to help maintain accurate accounts receivable reporting and cash flow visibility.• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated senior-level accounting experience within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Strong working knowledge of month-end close, general ledger activity, journal entries, and account reconciliation processes.
• Experience with fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, asset records, and inventory tracking.
• Ability to perform bank reconciliations, analyze variances, and prepare accurate financial reports under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency with SAP and strong familiarity with ERP-based accounting environments.
• Understanding of inventory accounting, cost analysis, and internal control compliance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across finance and operational teams.