Senior Accountant

CFS; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite fitness center

Onsite childcare

Onsite medical clinic

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term career growth opportunities

Collaborative, team-oriented culture

Exposure to operations and senior-lead

Job summary

CFS in Holland, MI is seeking a Senior Accountant to advance manufacturing accounting, with focus on cost accounting and financial reporting. This role collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to drive accuracy and insight.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in manufacturing accounting, strong Excel skills, and GAAP knowledge; training on cost accounting is available. This is an onsite position with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting and manufacturing operations.
• Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Exposure to cost accounting, standard costing, or manufacturing variance analysis is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with operations and provide actionable financial insights.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Prepare and analyze journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Assist with inventory accounting and inventory valuation processes.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and identify key business drivers.
• Support standard costing activities and annual cost roll processes.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to understand manufacturing performance and cost trends.
• Assist with product costing, margin analysis, and profitability reporting.
• Review and analyze labor, material, scrap, and overhead variances.
• Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning processes.
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and drive efficiency initiatives.
• Prepare management reports and provide financial insights for strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with leadership on special projects and ad hoc analysis.

Skills

Manufacturing accounting

Cost accounting

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

Position Senior Accountant Salary $70,000-$95,000, plus bonus Location Holland, MI | Onsite

Are you a manufacturing accounting professional looking to take the next step in your career? Our client, a well-established and growing manufacturing organization in West Michigan, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to build upon your manufacturing accounting expertise while gaining deeper exposure to cost accounting. While cost accounting experience is highly valued, the company is willing to train a strong manufacturing accountant who is eager to develop on the cost accounting side.

This is an opportunity to work for a financially stable company with an outstanding employee-focused culture and benefits package, including:

• Onsite fitness center
• Onsite childcare
• Onsite medical clinic
• Tuition reimbursement
• Long-term career growth opportunities
• Collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Exposure to operations and senior leadership

In this highly visible role, you'll partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance leaders to support financial reporting, inventory accounting, manufacturing analysis, and operational decision-making. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working cross-functionally and wants to expand their business partnership skills within a manufacturing environment.

Senior Accountant Responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Prepare and analyze journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements
• Assist with inventory accounting and inventory valuation processes
• Analyze manufacturing variances and identify key business drivers
• Support standard costing activities and annual cost roll processes
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to better understand manufacturing performance and cost trends
• Assist with product costing, margin analysis, and profitability reporting
• Review and analyze labor, material, scrap, and overhead variances
• Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning processes
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help drive efficiency initiatives
• Prepare management reports and provide financial insights to support strategic decision-making
• Collaborate with leadership on special projects and ad hoc analysis

Education & Desired Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting and manufacturing operations
• Experience with month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial analysis
• Exposure to cost accounting, standard costing, or manufacturing variance analysis is preferred but not required
• Demonstrated ability to partner with operations and provide actionable financial insights
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Desire to learn and develop deeper expertise in cost accounting