Senior Accountant

Element Materials Technology; Blue Ash (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Materials Technology is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead the full monthly accounting cycle for multiple labs in the Aerospace, Space & Defense segment. This on-site role at our Blue Ash HQ requires you to manage journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting, with limited supervision.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and advanced Excel skills, plus experience with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly accounting cycle for assigned labs, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Lead month-end and close activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting.
• Analyze financial results and investigate variances, providing meaningful insights to management and operational leaders.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage accounting entries for payroll, fixed assets, prepaids, and other key accounting areas.
• Track progress on capital projects and oversee fixed asset capitalization and depreciation.
• Support the close and consolidation process, including intercompany reconciliations and error resolution.
• Partner with operational leadership and functional departments to support operational and financial decision-making.
• Assist with external audits by preparing schedules, supporting documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• Support process improvement initiatives, strengthen internal controls, and drive efficiencies across accounting operations.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

ERP systems

Financial reporting software

Job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our growing team.

This role serves as the primary accounting lead for multiple labs within the Aerospace, Space & Defense business line, and is responsible for the full accounting cycle, including month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, accruals, and business partnering.

This role operates in a highly hands-on environment and requires a self-directed accounting professional capable of managing complex accounting activities with limited oversight. The ideal candidate is technically strong, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

Note: This is an on-site position at our Blue Ash corporate services HQ. You are expected to be in the office Monday-Thursday. You are able to work remotely on Friday.

Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly accounting cycle for assigned labs, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Lead month-end and close activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting.
• Analyze financial results and investigate variances, providing meaningful insights to management and operational leaders.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage accounting entries for payroll, fixed assets, prepaids, and other key accounting areas.
• Track progess on capital projects and oversee fixed asset capitalization and depreciation.
• Support the close and consolidation process, including intercompany reconciliations and error resolution.
• Partner with operational leadership and functional departments to support operational and financial decision-making.
• Assist with external audits by preparing schedules, supporting documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• Support process improvement initiatives, strengthen internal controls, and drive efficiencies across accounting operations.

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP/accounting systems.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.