Staff Accountant

About the role

Deist Industries is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our team in an onsite role. Reporting to the Controller, this position supports both financial accounting and manufacturing cost management.

Responsibilities

• Support the period-end close process by preparing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and TBEI requirements.
• Ensure proper financial cut-offs are applied, including timely completion of work orders and adherence to inventory cut-off procedures in accordance with corporate policy.
• Maintain and monitor the standard period-end close checklist to confirm all required entries and tasks are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Prepare period-end reports and key performance metrics for internal management and corporate reporting purposes.
• Aid in end-of-month inventory processes, including inventory true up /valuation, cycle counts, and related reconciliations.
• Assist in the analysis of changes in product design, materials, and manufacturing processes to evaluate financial impact on results, margins, and overall profitability.
• Support financial reporting by maintaining accurate standard costs and ensuring alignment between operational data and the general ledger.
• Perform variance analysis and provide reporting on financial performance, including margins, inventory valuation, and period results.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and track results in support of financial goals.
• Monitor and report inventory discrepancies, including negative balances and incomplete work orders.
• Ensure integrity of financial data within the ERP system, including BOM alignment, accurate inventory transactions, and proper general ledger account mapping.
• Assist in the management of fixed assets by overseeing construction-in-progress projects, ensuring timely capitalization, accurate disposals, and conducting periodic asset inventories to maintain accuracy and compliance.
• Support and enhance ERP (NetSuite) functionality, focusing on financial reporting, internal controls, and process improvements.
• Provide support and updates to customer records in NetSuite to ensure that customer credit lines are properly maintained and administered per TBEI guidelines.
• Assist with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Aid in sales tax compliance laws and ensure proper customer documentation is on file and remains current.
• Assist with Quality cases and credit memos.
• Assist with internal / external audits of financial processes and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Aids in and completes special projects as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a focus on operational accounting in a high mix/high low volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong cost systems background dealing with products with multi-level BOMs.
• Excellent analytical, learning & logic skills.
• Sound understanding of accounting principles.
• Prior experience in an accounting position is required.
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing, as well as verbally in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Experience with business software like NetSuite is a plus.

Qualitative Attributes

• Highly motivated and a self-starter; with the ability to complete work with minimal oversight.
• Able to complete tasks without errors in a timely manner.
• Professional, ethical, and acts with integrity.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a high degree of organization and problem-solving skills.