Payroll Specialist

Manufacturing Technologies; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 85,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Financial Statements training

Flexible hours

Job summary

Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. in Portland, ME is seeking a Payroll Specialist who can balance close deadlines with forward-looking forecasting.

The role centers on managing compensation accruals, improving finance processes, and ensuring accurate financial reporting in a dynamic engineering-focused environment. You will partner with department heads to monitor spend, support annual plans, and optimize coding and policy frameworks.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail with a history of improving finance processes.
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through on deadlines.
• Ability to think critically and exercise independent judgment in complex scenarios.
• Grit to troubleshoot and resolve issues under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets.
• Close the books each month to meet deadlines.
• Drive the annual planning cycle and consolidate financial projections.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding.
• Own the $85,000 - $124,000 compensation accrual and the underlying math.
• Tighten revenue-recognition policy as deals become more complex.
• Leverage SAP and Oracle NetSuite to automate processes that were manual.

Skills

Attention to detail

Accountability

Process improvement

Critical thinking

Tools

SAP

Oracle NetSuite

Job description

Manufacturing Technologies needs a Payroll Specialist steady enough for the close and creative enough for the forecast, here in Portland. The finance charter, the $85,000 - $124,000, the 7-year ask — all of it points to a Manufacturing Technologies role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Manufacturing Technologies
• Drive the annual planning cycle and consolidate financial projections
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding
• Own the $85,000 - $124,000 compensation accrual and the math behind every line
• Tighten the revenue-recognition policy as new finance deals get complex
• Lean on Consolidations and Oracle NetSuite to automate what used to be manual

What You'll Bring

• An eye for the scrappy-but-steady detail that separates fine from finished
• Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment

Manufacturing Technologies is what happens when fast-moving engineers in Portland decide that good enough is the enemy of great Self-Motivation. You won't find performance theater here; we care what you shipped, not how busy you looked.

Money matters, so we lead with $85,000 - $124,000; then come the wellness perks, the Financial Statements training, and hours you actually control.

We are prioritizing SAP talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.