Accountant with Payroll Experience

CFS; Shelton (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS is seeking an accountant/payroll professional to support general ledger and payroll operations in a growing manufacturing environment. The role emphasizes close collaboration with finance leadership, process improvements, and ERP/system transitions to NetSuite and ADP across multiple locations.

The ideal candidate has strong ledger experience, hands-on payroll, and advanced Excel skills. It offers remote work initially with travel to the CT/tri-state area as needed, and room to grow with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required.
• Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.
• Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS preferred.
• Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience are strong pluses.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.
• Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.
• Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.
• Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.
• Assist with manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.
• Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.
• Participate in the NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.

Skills

General ledger

Payroll processing

Excel advanced

ADP

NetSuite

Rippling

Intercompany accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

NetSuite

ADP

Rippling

QuickBooks

JobBOSS

Job description

Salary: $120,000–$130,000

Location: Remote Initially | Open to candidates only in CT, NY,

Are you an experienced accounting professional who enjoys a mix of general ledger accounting, payroll, and process improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing manufacturing organization that is expanding through acquisitions and investing heavily in its accounting infrastructure.

As the Accountant / Payroll, you'll work directly with finance leadership, play a key role in accounting and payroll operations, and help build scalable processes as the company continues to grow.

Why This Accountant / Payroll Opportunity?

• Competitive Compensation: $120K–$130K base salary with remote flexibility.
• Rapid Company Growth: Join an expanding manufacturing organization with multiple locations and an aggressive acquisition strategy.
• High Visibility: Work closely with finance leadership and have a direct impact on accounting operations.
• Systems & Process Improvements: Play an important role in the transition to NetSuite and ADP while helping standardize procedures across locations.
• Career Growth: Opportunity to take on additional responsibilities as the company expands.
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Initially remote, with occasional travel to a planned Stamford office. Candidates should be based in the tristate area by next year.

Accountant / Payroll Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.
• Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.
• Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.
• Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.
• Assist with manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.
• Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.
• Participate in the NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.

Accountant / Payroll Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required.
• Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.
• Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS preferred.
• Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience are strong pluses.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.

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