Senior Accountant

LHH; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Senior Accountant to support financial operations, inventory accounting, and business performance analysis across manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and finance. This role partners with cross-functional leaders to drive accurate reporting, cost efficiencies, and strategic budgeting while expanding exposure to operational finance and profitability insights.

Responsibilities include monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, and collaboration on pricing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or consumer products environment preferred.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, cost accounting, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including complex formulas, lookups, and pivot tables.
• Experience working within an ERP environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both finance and operational teams.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of general ledger activity.
• Assist with the preparation of internal financial reporting and management analysis.
• Participate in audit support and compliance-related activities.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory activity, and product profitability.
• Monitor inventory valuation and support cycle counts and physical inventory initiatives.
• Investigate cost variances and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve reporting and drive cost efficiencies.
• Assist with overhead calculations and budgeting assumptions related to production activities.
• Deliver financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Evaluate pricing, margins, and profitability trends across products and customer channels.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities.
• Develop reporting and analysis to enhance visibility into business performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify risks and opportunities impacting financial results.
• Support customer incentive, rebate, commission, and pricing programs.
• Review program performance and ensure accurate accounting treatment.
• Perform reconciliations and analysis related to customer agreements and incentive structures.
• Partner with sales and finance teams to maintain accurate reporting and program administration.
• Support payroll accounting activities, reconciliations, and related reporting.
• Assist with year-end compliance requirements and employee-related financial reporting.
• Identify process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Contribute to special projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the accounting function.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP experience

Inventory accounting

Cost accounting

Financial reporting

Analytical and problem-solving

Communication with finance & ops

Multitasking / self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP

Oracle

Job description

A growing manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Accountant to support financial operations, inventory accounting, and business performance analysis. This position will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting operational decision-making, and partnering with cross-functional leaders across manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and finance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working beyond traditional accounting responsibilities and wants exposure to operational finance, inventory management, profitability analysis, budgeting, and strategic business initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of general ledger activity.
• Assist with the preparation of internal financial reporting and management analysis.
• Participate in audit support and compliance-related activities.

Manufacturing & Inventory Accounting

• Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory activity, and product profitability.
• Monitor inventory valuation and support cycle counts and physical inventory initiatives.
• Investigate cost variances and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve reporting and drive cost efficiencies.
• Assist with overhead calculations and budgeting assumptions related to production activities.

Business Partnership & Analysis

• Deliver financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Evaluate pricing, margins, and profitability trends across products and customer channels.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities.
• Develop reporting and analysis to enhance visibility into business performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify risks and opportunities impacting financial results.

Revenue Programs & Operational Finance

• Support customer incentive, rebate, commission, and pricing programs.
• Review program performance and ensure accurate accounting treatment.
• Perform reconciliations and analysis related to customer agreements and incentive structures.
• Partner with sales and finance teams to maintain accurate reporting and program administration.

Payroll & Process Improvement

• Support payroll accounting activities, reconciliations, and related reporting.
• Assist with year-end compliance requirements and employee-related financial reporting.
• Identify process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Contribute to special projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the accounting function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or consumer products environment preferred.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, cost accounting, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including complex formulas, lookups, and pivot tables.
• Experience working within an ERP environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both finance and operational teams.
• Self‑starter who can manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Experience

• Manufacturing cost accounting
• Inventory and supply chain finance
• ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling exposure

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $80,000 – $100,000 annually, depending on experience, skill set, and overall qualifications.

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