Staff Accountant

About the role

We’re looking for a highly driven and analytical Senior Staff Accountant to join a fast-paced, multi-site manufacturing environment. This role offers strong visibility across operations and finance, with direct impact on financial performance, process improvement, and business decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for assigned business units, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Analyze cost of goods sold, margins, and manufacturing variances, identifying insights and trends to support operational performance
• Partner with operations to review inventory valuation, cost structures, and production activity, ensuring compliance with accounting standards
• Monitor and analyze inventory transactions, including production, adjustments, scrap, and rework
• Serve as a key contact during external audits, providing supporting documentation and analysis
• Manage fixed assets, including capitalization, depreciation, and lifecycle tracking
• Contribute to capital spend tracking, forecasting, and project reporting
• Support process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls
• Collaborate cross-functionally and provide guidance to junior team members as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or a product-based environment
• Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, standard costing, and fixed assets
• Experience working with ERP systems (mid-to-large platforms preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
• Proven ability to analyze data, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly
• Experience supporting audits and financial reporting requirements
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Self-starter mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and process optimization