Senior Accountant - Charlotte, NC area
About The Position
The Senior Accountant is responsible for performing and supporting key accounting, financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory, internal control, and financial analysis activities within the company. This role plays an important part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information, supporting a timely month-end close, and maintaining effective accounting processes within a growing manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting skills with hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, including general ledger accounting, inventory and cost accounting, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and ERP systems. The Senior Accountant will work closely with the Corporate Controller and cross-functional business partners and will have opportunities to assume increasing responsibility across the accounting and finance function.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- 7-10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Experience with general ledger accounting, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end close required.
- Experience working with an ERP system required.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and fundamental accounting principles.
- Strong general ledger and financial reporting skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and financial analysis.
- Ability to analyze large volumes of financial and operational data and identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to take ownership of assigned processes and deliver results with appropriate supervision.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, particularly in a deadline-driven month-end environment.
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to understand the operational drivers behind financial results.
- Ability to identify problems, investigate root causes, and recommend solutions.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement and process discipline.
- Ability to develop into broader accounting and finance leadership responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, or progress toward a professional accounting certification preferred.
- Manufacturing or other inventory-intensive industry experience preferred.
- Experience with cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis strongly preferred.
- Experience with Epicor, QuickBooks, or similar systems preferred.
- Experience supporting external audits and internal control processes preferred.
- Working knowledge of inventory and cost accounting concepts.
- Experience with financial reporting, business intelligence, or data visualization tools preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform general ledger accounting activities and maintain accurate and complete financial records.
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, depreciation, and other period-end adjustments.
- Prepare account reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
- Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
- Prepare financial schedules and support documentation for monthly and annual financial reporting.
- Research accounting issues and assist with the application of accounting policies and procedures.
- Identify unusual or potentially material transactions and communicate findings to the Corporate Controller.
- Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with implementing recommendations resulting from audits or control reviews.
- Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Support KPI reporting related to production, inventory, profitability, cash flow, and working capital.
- Assist with capital expenditure analysis and investment evaluations.
- Support culture of strong internal control environment to safeguard company assets.
- Support annual audits and other regulatory reviews.
- Identify financial and operational risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate effectively with other accounting team members, operations, sales, supply chain, HR, and executive leadership.
- Support enhancements to ERP, reporting, and accounting systems.
- Support automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Improve financial visibility through dashboards, analytics, and reporting tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
