Benefits of the Staff Accountant:

• Pay: $55,000 - $65,000, depending on experience
• Monday-Friday schedule with flexibility as needed.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays.
• Opportunity to contribute to a growing manufacturing organization.
• Collaborative work environment with exposure to multiple areas of the business.

Responsibilities of the Staff Accountant:

General Accounting

• Prepare and post journal entries and maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
• Reconcile bank accounts and balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Analyze financial statements and variances.
• Assist with financial reporting and management reporting packages.
• Support hourly payroll processing.
• Maintain fixed asset records and depreciation schedules.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

• Review and process vendor invoices.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor customer payments and collections activities.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Process employee expense reports.

Inventory & Cost Accounting

• Monitor raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory.
• Reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger.
• Analyze inventory variances and manufacturing costs.
• Assist with standard cost updates and cost rollups.
• Track scrap, waste, and production variances.
• Support physical inventories and cycle count activities.
• Review inventory valuation and reserves.

Manufacturing Accounting

• Analyze production costs and operational efficiencies.
• Review labor, overhead, and material allocations.
• Monitor manufacturing variances.
• Support costing for new packaging products.
• Assist operations management with financial analysis.
• Evaluate production performance metrics.

ERP Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accounting data within ERP systems, including IQMS and Paylocity.
• Generate financial and operational reports.
• Improve accounting processes and internal controls.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across systems.

Tax & Compliance

• Assist with sales and use tax filings.
• Support annual tax preparation activities.
• Maintain records for tax audits.
• Assist with regulatory and compliance reporting requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Operations, Production, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams.
• Support inventory management initiatives.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting support to department managers.
• Participate in process improvement projects.

Requirements for the Staff Accountant:

• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience with manufacturing and cost accounting.
• Inventory accounting and financial analysis expertise.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with account reconciliations and internal controls.
• Knowledge of audit support and accounting best practices.
• Experience working within ERP systems; IQMS and Paylocity experience preferred.
• FDA-regulated manufacturing environment experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and documentation accuracy.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of accounting experience required.
• Previous manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Cost accounting and inventory accounting experience preferred.
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