Senior Accounting Leader - Manufacturing & Cost Control

Safe Fleet; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Safe Fleet in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to support general ledger, cost accounting, fixed assets and inventory. This high-visibility role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

You'll work with the Accounting team to prepare balance sheets, P&L, and multiple financial reports, using advanced Excel to analyze trends and drive insights for forecasting and cost control.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a general accounting role for a manufacturing business.
• 5+ years of experience in a cost accounting role in a manufacturing business.
• Preference given to candidates with experience in inventory management.
• Experience creating pivot tables, writing macros, and analyzing complex data sets in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Performs general ledger accounting tasks to support accurate financial reporting.
• Reviews general ledger transaction details for errors and takes actions to remedy identified errors.
• Reconciles general ledger and prepares work papers to support the financial statements.
• Prepares reporting for management.
• Analyzes business transactions and trends.
• Adheres to internal controls and segregation of duties; adopts best practices to improve productivity and comply with GAAP.
• Maintains readiness to perform additional accounting functions by cross training with other accounting team members.
• Assists Corporate shared service team with AR and AP transactions.
• Assists with inventory management and reduction initiatives.
• Processes month end closing of inventory, fixed assets, AR & AP modules.
• Assists Controller with month end data extraction and analysis.
• Works with state and federal sales tax reporting.
• Processes cost roll requests.
• Maintains and processes weekly KPIs for Accounting and Operations.
• Offers suggestions for process improvement and implements when directed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Pivot tables

Macros (VBA)

Excel

Job description

Safe Fleet in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to support general ledger, cost accounting, fixed assets and inventory. This high-visibility role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

You'll work with the Accounting team to prepare balance sheets, P&L, and multiple financial reports, using advanced Excel to analyze trends and drive insights for forecasting and cost control.