Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support a food manufacturing operation in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. This Long-term Contract position will focus on high-volume reporting, inventory-related analysis, and accounting follow-through that helps strengthen day-to-day operational visibility. The person in this role will partner closely with finance and operations to improve accuracy, resolve outstanding issues, and keep critical reporting deliverables on schedule. Responsibilities:• Produce recurring financial and operational reports that give stakeholders timely insight into plant activity, costs, and inventory movements.• Manage the end-to-end accounting support for scrap and disposal activity, ensuring records are complete, reviewed promptly, and reflected accurately.• Investigate accounts payable items and coordinate follow-up actions through final payment resolution.• Analyze open purchase orders across systems, identify discrepancies, and drive closure of aged or unresolved items.• Review order detail lines and correct coding or processing issues that affect reporting accuracy.• Prepare and distribute routine scrap, repair and maintenance, inventory, and labor-related reports on daily, weekly, and recurring schedules.• Monitor timekeeping and labor coding outputs to confirm costs are assigned to the appropriate cost centers.• Maintain count documentation, update tracking logs, and verify that post-count activity is recorded correctly.• Support ongoing tracking processes and reporting improvements tied to operational accounting needs and process stabilization. • Strong experience with month-end close activities, including journal entries and general ledger support. • Proficiency in account reconciliation and bank reconciliation within a high-volume accounting environment. • Background preparing and analyzing inventory reports, preferably in a manufacturing or food processing setting. • Hands-on knowledge of accounts payable research, issue resolution, and transaction follow-up. • Ability to work independently while managing multiple recurring deadlines and ad hoc reporting requests. • Advanced attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy, timeliness, and follow-through. • Effective communication skills for working across finance, operations, and other internal teams. Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.