Finance | SR Staff Accountant
About The Position
Novacel Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Accountant to play a critical role in rebuilding, stabilizing, and strengthening the accounting function within a growing manufacturing organization. This position is ideal for a hands-on accountant with deep general ledger expertise who thrives in environments requiring cleanup, structure, and disciplined financial controls. This role goes beyond transactional accounting. You will serve as a key contributor in restoring balance sheet integrity, improving reconciliations, tightening close processes, and supporting audit readiness across the Americas organization.
Requirements
- Strong general ledger and reconciliation expertise
- Ability to work independently in an environment that requires structure, judgment, and accountability
- Comfortable inheriting incomplete or inconsistent records and bringing order and clarity
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and persistent in problem-solving
- Strong communicator who can explain accounting issues clearly to non-accountants
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing or cost accounting environments
- Demonstrated experience with account reconciliations, GL cleanup, and close process improvement
- ERP experience required (Syteline, Epicor, QuickBooks, Odoo, or similar)
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation models)
- IFRS exposure preferred
Responsibilities
- General Ledger Ownership & Reconciliations Own the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, including full balance sheet review and reconciliation
- Prepare, review, and maintain monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, identifying variances and resolving discrepancies
- Investigate historical issues and lead cleanup of legacy accounts
- Prepare and post complex journal entries (accruals, prepaids, reserves, intercompany, inventory-related entries)
- Month-End Close & Financial Reporting Play a lead role in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, ensuring completeness and timeliness
- Improve close documentation, schedules, and support files
- Partner with the Accounting Manager to streamline and standardize close processes
- Respond to reporting and ledger inquiries from Corporate and external stakeholders
- Process Improvement & Department Rebuild Assist in rebuilding accounting processes, controls, and documentation
- Identify gaps in procedures and recommend improvements to reduce risk and increase efficiency
- Support ERP utilization and data integrity across accounting workflows
- Serve as a technical accounting resource for less experienced staff
- Audit, Compliance & Controls Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls, and company accounting policies
- Assist with audit remediation and control improvement initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
