Senior Accountant

Pinnacle Partners, Inc; Shelbyville (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/Vacation benefits

Merit-based pay

Work-life balance

Collaborative team

Job summary

Pinnacle Partners, Inc. is recruiting a Senior Accountant in Shelbyville, Indiana to join a lean, hands-on finance team within an automotive manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong GAAP knowledge and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing teams, vendors, and customers, with responsibilities spanning reconciliations, month-end close, cost analysis, and financial statement preparation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 4+ years of accounting experience.
• 2+ years of automotive manufacturing experience.
• Strong GAAP knowledge.
• Experience with reconciliations, cost analysis, month-end close, GL, banking, fixed assets, and financial statements.
• Excel experience with formulas, VLOOKUPs, and data reformatting.
• Self-driven and cross-departmental collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Assist with inventory processes and mid-year and year-end audits.
• Manage accounts receivable functions.
• Assist with month-end close, including general ledger and other accounting activities.
• Support cost analysis, banking, fixed assets, and financial statement preparation.
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing teams, vendors, and customers.
• Support internal controls and upcoming J-SOX requirements.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

AS400

Plex ERP

Job description

Pinnacle Partners is recruiting for a Senior Accountant in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Our client is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join a lean, hands-on team within an automotive manufacturing environment.

We are seeking a self-driven, detail-oriented Senior Accountant with strong GAAP knowledge, automotive manufacturing experience, and the ability to work cross-functionally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Assist with inventory processes and mid-year and year-end audits.
• Manage accounts receivable functions.
• Assist with month-end close, including general ledger and other accounting activities.
• Support cost analysis, banking, fixed assets, and financial statement preparation.
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing teams, vendors, and customers.
• Support internal controls and upcoming J-SOX requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 4+ years of accounting experience.
• 2+ years of automotive manufacturing experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and tax laws.
• Experience with account reconciliations, cost analysis, month-end close, general ledger, banking, fixed assets, and financial statements.
• Excel experience, including basic formulas, VLOOKUPs, and reformatting exported data.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented, personable, and able to work well across departments.

Preferred:

• CPA.
• Experience with CMS (AS400) or Plex ERP.

Benefits Overview:

• PTO and vacation are combined into one bucket.
• Vacation time may be negotiable.
• Merit-based pay increases, with a potential review at six months.
• Strong work/life balance and a collaborative, welcoming team environment.