Contract/Temporary Senior Accountant

Evans Capacitor Co•East Providence, RI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Evans Group unites four industry leaders—Evans, Paktron, UTC, and Eulex—to deliver one of the industry’s most specialized and comprehensive capacitor portfolios. Together, the group provides power-dense, high-reliability capacitor solutions engineered for mission-critical applications across defense, aerospace, energy, and advanced RF systems. All Evans Group capacitor manufacturers are based in the United States. We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized, and hands-on accounting professional to support accounting and finance operations across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role is ideal for a proactive self-starter who can own the numbers, ask the right questions, drive clarity, and ensure accurate, timely, and consistent financial processes across sites. The Senior Accountant will support monthly close, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, cost accounting, capital expenditure tracking, fixed assets, audit support, internal controls, and financial analysis. This role will partner closely with site leadership, operations, supply chain, procurement, vendors, customers, and corporate finance to ensure reliable reporting, strong controls, and efficient accounting processes. The successful candidate will bring strong accounting fundamentals, manufacturing experience, ERP proficiency, excellent attention to detail, and a hands-on, collaborative approach.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
3+ years of accounting or finance experience required; 5+ years preferred depending on role level.
Strong understanding of accounting principles, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, AP, AR, and month-end close.
Strong working knowledge of ERP systems required.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis.
Must be considered a U.S. person eligible to work in the United States.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy when managing high volumes of financial transactions.
Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and drive resolution.
Ability to ask the right questions, make sound judgment calls, and escalate issues appropriately.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with team members, vendors, customers, auditors, site leaders, and internal stakeholders.
Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with a hands-on, can-do attitude.
Ability to work independently while also partnering effectively across functions and locations.
High level of professionalism, confidentiality, accountability, and ownership.
Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and help implement practical solutions.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where getting things done is the baseline.

Nice To Haves

CPA or MBA preferred, but not required.
Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, engineered products, electronics, aerospace, defense, or similar environment preferred.
Experience supporting multiple sites, business units, or P&Ls preferred.
Experience with cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, BOMs, production order tracking, or manufacturing variance analysis preferred.
Exposure to SOX, internal controls, audit support, or compliance processes preferred.
experience with Acumatica, SAP, Oracle, or similar systems preferred.
ERP implementation, optimization, or process improvement experience a plus.
HRIS system experience, such as Paylocity, ADP, or Workday, helpful.

Responsibilities

Support the accounting and finance function across multiple manufacturing sites and P&Ls, helping ensure consistent processes, reporting, and controls across locations.
Assist with timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and other close-related entries.
Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items through timely root-cause analysis.
Prepare and complete bank reconciliations across multiple accounts.
Reconcile intercompany transactions and resolve discrepancies across internal entities.
Support the preparation and review of site-level financial statements, reporting packages, and related analysis.
Provide detailed financial analysis and insights to support operations, supply chain, finance, and leadership decision-making.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to support continuous improvement and profitability.
Accurately process a high volume of vendor invoices in a timely manner.
Match purchase orders, receiving documentation, and invoices to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Collaborate with vendors, procurement, receiving, and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies.
Monitor accounts payable aging and support timely payment of vendor obligations.
Maintain vendor master data and assist with year-end 1099 reporting.
Reconcile monthly credit card statements and ensure proper coding, support, and approval of charges.
Apply customer payments and reconcile the accounts receivable subledger to the general ledger.
Monitor accounts receivable aging and coordinate with Sales, Customer Service, and leadership on overdue balances.
Respond to customer inquiries related to billing, payment application, account status, and open balances.
Support cash forecasting and provide analysis related to collections and customer payment trends.
Support cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, bill of material integrity, production order tracking, and manufacturing variance analysis.
Assist with analysis of production costs, capitalized variances, inventory movements, and manufacturing performance.
Leverage ERP systems to support accurate production order tracking, costing, reporting, and operational visibility.
Identify gaps in costing, inventory, production, and reporting processes and recommend system or process improvements.
Run and maintain production and operational tracking files, including component, quality, delivery, or performance-related reporting as needed.
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and site leadership to improve financial accuracy, process discipline, and reporting consistency.
Manage and monitor the capital expenditure process, including tracking project status, spend, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Support capital investment planning and analysis.
Maintain fixed asset records and ensure proper classification, capitalization, and documentation.
Assist with fixed asset reconciliations and related audit support.
Support SOX-compliant internal controls across sites and help ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
Assist with audit readiness activities, including internal audits, external audits, and compliance-related requests.
Compile and provide audit documentation accurately and timely.
Support access, approval, reconciliation, and documentation controls as needed.
Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance internal controls.
Help track remediation items and process improvements through completion.
Support the development and management of site-level budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial planning activities.
Participate in cash forecasting and working capital analysis.
Act as a financial partner to site leaders, operations, procurement, and corporate finance.
Provide financial insight to support daily operations, long-term planning, and business decision-making.
Ask thoughtful questions, identify risks or inconsistencies, and help drive clarity around financial results.
Scan, file, and organize accounting and administrative documents to ensure proper recordkeeping and easy retrieval.
Maintain accounting documentation in accordance with company policy and audit requirements.
Monitor and maintain office supply inventory and coordinate reorders as needed.
Support front desk or general administrative activities as needed, including greeting visitors, receiving calls, sorting mail, and supporting team operations.
Perform other duties as assigned to support accounting, finance, compliance, and business operations.
Other duties as assigned.