Accountant

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate Detroit will hire an Accountant to support the Controller by researching and analyzing accounting data, preparing required reports, and ensuring transactions are recorded per company policy. The role may focus on costing, margin analysis, or tooling-related aspects and requires building data systems for management reporting.

The incumbent will compile financial information, monitor GAAP compliance, assist with month-end close, inventory counts, and provide insights on costs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ accounting/finance experience.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience.
• Strong organizational and prioritizing skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team.
• Motivated, service and team-oriented with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts.
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within limits.
• Monitors compliance with GAAP and company procedures.
• Installs, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting systems and controls.
• Create and review controls for data accumulation and reporting systems.
• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• Investigate cycle counting variance and resolve issues.
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
• Validate cost of goods sold as part of month-end close.
• Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by GAAP.
• Work with materials department to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory.
• Conduct ongoing process constraints analysis.
• Report on breakeven points by products and work centers.
• Report on margins by product and division.
• Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing on spending variances.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data collection

Customer focus

Communication

General accounting

Cost accounting

Planning and budgeting

Accountability

Dependability

Ethics and integrity

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Flex-N-Gate Detroit, 9201 St. Cyril St., Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Summary

The Accountant will provide financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing required reports. The Accountant performs a variety of accounting tasks to support the Controller in ensuring various transactions are properly recorded in accordance with the company policies. The duties may focus on costing (product costing, margin analysis) or a specific aspect of the business (tooling). The Accountant must also construct and monitor the data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of financial information to management.

Core Competencies

• Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information
• Collects and researches data
• Customer Focus
• Communication
• General Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Planning, Budgeting
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical
• Team Work

Job Duties

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Installs, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting systems and accounting control procedures.
• Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems.
• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• Investigate cycle counting variance and resolve issues.
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
• Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month –end close
• Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles
• Work with the materials department to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory
• Conduct ongoing process constraints analysis
• Report on breakeven points by products and work centers
• Report on margins by product and division
• Report on periodic variances and their caused, focusing on spending variances.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience accounting/finance experience
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written, speaking and listening)
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience.
• Strong organizational and prioritizing skills
• Ability to work effectively independent or as a member of a team.
• Must be a highly motivated, service and team-oriented individual with an attention to detail.
• Must be able to work well under deadlines and manage multiple priorities

Flex-N-Gate Detroit, 9201 St. Cyril St., Detroit, Michigan, United States of America