Senior Manufacturing Accountant - Cost & Reporting

Staffers Inc.; Clinton (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffers Inc. in the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join its Finance and Accounting team, with broad responsibility for financial reporting, general ledger accounting, month-end close, cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing operations.

You will work with Operations, Purchasing, AP, and AR to ensure accurate, timely financial information, support internal controls and audits, and drive process improvements across the ERP and reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience preferred.
• Strong general ledger, journal entry, reconciliation, and month-end close experience.
• Experience assisting with financial statement preparation.
• Manufacturing, inventory, or cost accounting experience preferred.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and reporting deadlines.
• CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, reclassifications, allocations, inventory, fixed assets, leases, and intercompany activity.
• Prepare general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation.
• Support entity-level and consolidated financial reporting, including intercompany reconciliations and elimination entries.
• Participate in month-end close and prepare supporting financial schedules and account analyses.
• Perform manufacturing and cost accounting, including product costs, material, labor, overhead, inventory, scrap, and production variances.
• Reconcile inventory accounts and assist with physical inventory and cycle-count processes.
• Maintain fixed asset and lease accounting schedules.
• Analyze financial and operational variances and assist with management reporting.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for external audits.
• Work with Operations, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely financial information.
• Assist with improving accounting processes, financial reporting, internal controls, and system efficiencies.

Skills

General ledger

Journal entries

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Financial reporting

Interdepartmental collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP/Accounting systems

Excel

Job description

Staffers Inc. in the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join its Finance and Accounting team, with broad responsibility for financial reporting, general ledger accounting, month-end close, cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing operations.

You will work with Operations, Purchasing, AP, and AR to ensure accurate, timely financial information, support internal controls and audits, and drive process improvements across the ERP and reporting