Senior Accountant & Payroll Lead - Remote, NetSuite

CFS; Shelton (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS is seeking an accountant/payroll professional to support general ledger and payroll operations in a growing manufacturing environment. The role emphasizes close collaboration with finance leadership, process improvements, and ERP/system transitions to NetSuite and ADP across multiple locations.

The ideal candidate has strong ledger experience, hands-on payroll, and advanced Excel skills. It offers remote work initially with travel to the CT/tri-state area as needed, and room to grow with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required.
• Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.
• Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS preferred.
• Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience are strong pluses.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.
• Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.
• Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.
• Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.
• Assist with manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.
• Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.
• Participate in the NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.

Skills

General ledger

Payroll processing

Excel advanced

ADP

NetSuite

Rippling

Intercompany accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

NetSuite

ADP

Rippling

QuickBooks

JobBOSS

Job description

CFS is seeking an accountant/payroll professional to support general ledger and payroll operations in a growing manufacturing environment. The role emphasizes close collaboration with finance leadership, process improvements, and ERP/system transitions to NetSuite and ADP across multiple locations.

The ideal candidate has strong ledger experience, hands-on payroll, and advanced Excel skills. It offers remote work initially with travel to the CT/tri-state area as needed, and room to grow with