Accountant / Senior Accountant - Multi-Site Manufacturing

About Wall Colmonoy
Wall Colmonoy is a leading global materials engineering group, family-owned for over 85 years, specializing in high-performance surfacing and brazing products, precision castings, coatings, and engineered components. Serving aerospace, automotive, glass container, oil & gas, mining, energy, and other industrial sectors, we are committed to innovation, operational excellence, and maximizing shareholder value.
We are seeking an Accountant to support the financial accuracy, reporting discipline, and monthly close process for multiple North American manufacturing entities. This role is responsible for entity-level accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accounts receivable support, fixed assets, intercompany activity, and participation in Microsoft D365 system activity.

Position Summary
The Accountant is responsible for the full accounting cycle for assigned manufacturing sites. Reporting to the Controller, this position prepares monthly close activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, AR review, bank reconciliations, fixed asset activity, and intercompany entries.
This is an individual contributor role with meaningful ownership across multiple entities. The Accountant prepares and maintains accounting activity, while the Controller reviews and approves key entries, reconciliations, and close packages. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, deadline-driven, comfortable working across entities, and capable of supporting Microsoft D365 processes as the company continues to standardize its financial systems.

Essential Responsibilities
Monthly Close & General Ledger

• Prepare monthly close activity for assigned entities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, close checklists, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare recurring entries, including depreciation, accruals, prepaid amortization, and payroll allocations.
• Review account activity for unusual variances, out-of-period items, or incomplete support and escalate issues before close packages are finalized.
• Support the Controller in preparing accurate, timely, and well-supported entity-level financial information.

Accounts Receivable & Bank Reconciliations

• Review AR aging, initiate collections follow-up, prepare customer statements, and coordinate dispute resolution with site operations contacts.
• Coordinate cash application activity with appropriate finance team members and help ensure customer payments are properly supported.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for assigned entities and identify unresolved or aging reconciling items for Controller review.

Fixed Assets & Intercompany

• Maintain fixed asset activity for assigned entities, including additions, disposals, depreciation entries, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare intercompany entries and reconcile intercompany balances at month-end.
• Identify and escalate fixed asset or intercompany discrepancies requiring Controller review or resolution.

ERP, Reporting & Process Support

• Support Microsoft D365 accounting activity, including close procedures, workflow use, account validation, and system-based reporting.
• Participate in Cincinnati's D365 transition and support the first post-go-live close process with Controller guidance.
• Assist with audit support, sales and use tax workpaper preparation, and other accounting projects as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, including responsibility for journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activity.
• Strong general ledger, account reconciliation, and financial analysis skills.
• Experience working in an ERP, accounting, or business system.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, pivot tables, and variance analysis.
• Ability to manage deadlines and support multiple entity or business-unit accounting processes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare accurate, well-supported accounting records.
• Ability to communicate professionally with finance, operations, and site leadership.
• Ability to work full-time from the Madison Heights, MI office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics AX, or similar ERP experience.
• Manufacturing, industrial, multi-entity, or multi-site accounting experience.
• Prior involvement in an ERP go-live, migration, or system implementation.
• Intercompany accounting experience.
• CPA, CMA, or active CPA candidate status.
• Experience with sales and use tax workpaper preparation.
• Senior Accountant-level experience may be considered for candidates with stronger close ownership, ERP, and multi-entity accounting experience.