Senior Accountant

JPW Industries • La Vergne, TN

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

At JPW Industries, we don't just build products, we build careers. Own the numbers behind the brands that build America's workshops. Love a clean close? Get a real thrill out of a reconciliation that ties to the penny, or a variance you can explain in one sentence? As our Senior Accountant, you will be a core player on the accounting team, owning key balance sheet and income statement accounts and helping deliver a timely, accurate month-end close. And you will do it at a company that expects you to use AI every day to work smarter. JPW Industries is a woodworking and metalworking machinery and tools company behind some of the most trusted names in the trade: Jet, Powermatic, Wilton, Edwards, Baileigh, and Axiom. With domestic and international entities, intercompany activity, lender reporting, and a full annual audit, this role offers broad exposure and real influence on how our accounting function runs, modernizes, and scales.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
• 5+ years of progressive general accounting experience with broad exposure to balance sheet and income statement accounts, including month-end and year-end close.
• Background in a product focused business such as distribution, manufacturing, wholesale, or retail.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and the ability to apply it in practice.
• Hands-on SAP experience required.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reconciliation.
• A track record of using AI tools frequently to improve processes and get day-to-day work done.
• High attention to accuracy, plus the critical thinking to thrive where processes are still evolving or not fully documented.
• Strong written and verbal skills and the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Based at our La Vergne, TN office, with occasional extended or flexible hours during close and audit periods.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Accounting a plus.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive, Prophix, Workiva, Power BI, Alteryx, Avalara, and Claude (or an equivalent AI tool) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and allocations in line with the month-end close calendar.
• Prepare timely balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Perform analytical reviews of balance sheet and income statement results and explain significant variances.
• Maintain supporting schedules for fixed assets, leases, debt, equity, intangibles, and intercompany activity across domestic and international entities.
• Prepare audit schedules and documentation and respond to external auditor requests.
• Support lender reporting, covenant compliance, and sales and use tax processes with external tax providers.
• Research and apply US GAAP guidance to transactions in partnership with the Accounting Manager.
• Support system implementations, special projects, external specialists, and ad hoc analyses.
• Use AI tools to automate recurring work, enhance reconciliations and analyses, and continuously improve the close.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay + Annual Bonuses
• Comprehensive Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, telehealth from Day 1)
• Retirement Plans & Employer Contributions
• Generous PTO + Paid Holidays
• Career Development & Learning Opportunities
• Team Member Appreciation Events
• A Culture That Values Integrity, Teamwork & Innovation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior