Senior Accountant - Manufacturing Cost & Close

SFS USA | Construction; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) contribution

Health/dental/vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SFS Group USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant to strengthen our manufacturing finance team in Reading, PA.

You will own monthly close, prepare journal entries, analyze balance sheets, and provide insights to improve costs, margins, and operational performance. In this role you partner with plant leadership and Group Finance, drive budgeting and forecasting, oversee inventory costing, and implement process improvements using SAP and advanced Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience required.
• Strong experience with month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Experience supporting inventory and cost accounting processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling and data analysis.
• SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own and independently manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger and ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
• Process and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances with other SFS Group entities.
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts and investigate variances.
• Support year-end audits and coordinate requests from external auditors.
• Continuously improve close timelines, checklists, and documentation.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, management reports, and key performance metrics.
• Provide detailed financial analysis related to revenue, costs, inventory, margins, and operational performance.
• Analyze trends and variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods and provide actionable recommendations to management.
• Explain financial results clearly to non-financial stakeholders and present monthly results to business and operations leaders.
• Partner with operational leaders to evaluate financial results and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Define KPIs together with business and Group stakeholders and ensure consistent definitions and data quality.
• Automate recurring reports to reduce manual effort and improve timeliness and accuracy.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Manufacturing accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

SFS Group USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant to strengthen our manufacturing finance team in Reading, PA.

You will own monthly close, prepare journal entries, analyze balance sheets, and provide insights to improve costs, margins, and operational performance. In this role you partner with plant leadership and Group Finance, drive budgeting and forecasting, oversee inventory costing, and implement process improvements using SAP and advanced Excel.