Manufacturing Staff Accountant | Close, Payroll & Costing

Randstad USA; Hillside (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Prescription drug coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

AD&D

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K plan

Job summary

Randstad USA is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant for a contract-to-hire role in a manufacturing setting. You will support month-end close, manage labor and payroll accounting, and assist cross-functionally across the plant's accounting operations.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and hands-on experience with manufacturing ERP systems and cost-tracking processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 2 years of professional accounting experience.
• Manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems and cost-tracking processes.

Responsibilities

• General Ledger & Month-End Close: Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, analyses and reconciliations.
• Freight & Inventory Reconciliations: Code freight bills and audit unvouchered receipts.
• Payroll & Labor Accounting: Manage labor-related transactions and coordinate with HR/payroll.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Resolve discrepancies with internal/external teams.
• Fixed Assets & Project Accounting: Track costs and record asset acquisitions/disposals.
• Credit Card Processing: Manage credit card transactions and reconciliations.
• Support additional financial requests, reporting, and projects.

Skills

freight billing

Accounting Coursework

accounting

Journal Entries

dispositions

payroll

payroll software

IFS

ERP

Excel

Excel Pivot Tables

receipts

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Cost Acct

fixed asset database

Fixed Assets

Reconciliation

monthly bank reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

IFS

ERP

Excel Pivot Tables

Job description

Randstad USA is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant for a contract-to-hire role in a manufacturing setting. You will support month-end close, manage labor and payroll accounting, and assist cross-functionally across the plant's accounting operations.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and hands-on experience with manufacturing ERP systems and cost-tracking processes.