Senior Staff Accountant

Coghlin Companies; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join their Finance Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the general ledger, completing month-end financial closes, and collaborating across departments to resolve financial issues. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to process improvements and operational efficiencies within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related accounting experience preferred.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel required.
• Strong commitment to growth and learning within the Finance department.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity of the general ledger through account reconciliations and journal entries.
• Complete month-end financial close processes and prepare reports.
• Assist with inventory reconciliations and ensure compliance with US GAAP.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Excel

Hands-on approach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Job description

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job Summary

Highly motivated accounting professional to be part of Finance Team. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Senior Accountant will assist with day-to-day operations and play a key role in completing the month-end financial close process.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger by preparing analysis necessary for financial statement preparation, journal entries, account analysis and other general accounting functions.

• Responsible for maintaining accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of efficiency while maintaining appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP.

• Perform general ledger account reconciliations and prepare adjusting journal entries. Provide explanations. Identify and resolve problems.

• Generate accurate, complete and timely reports and analysis on request.

• Collaborate with various departments to analyze and resolve problems.

• Assist with the timely completion of the month-end close through the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and period-over-period account fluctuation analysis.

• Prepare monthly inventory roll forward and reconciliation of inventory subsidiary schedules including WIP to general ledger.

• Responsible for setting standards for new manufacturing parts based on bill of materials and operations. Update standards cost for manufactured and purchased parts as necessary.

• Assist with comparing actual product margins to quotes and related variance analysis.

• Responsible for inventory quantity adjustments, inventory issues, and PPV.

• Assist with oversight of Accounts Payable to resolve any vendor issues, perform reconciliations, and review aging schedules. Oversight includes monitoring and assisting with returns to vendor, un-invoiced receipts, and prepayments. Enforce best practices of function and improve processing accuracy and volume. Report on function metrics including discount analysis.

• Support, enforce, and help implementation internal controls, process improvements and operational efficiencies identified by Corporate Controller and Assistant Corporate Controller.

• Approach work and tasks with increasing analytical perspective to determine if results and amounts are reasonable and supported by other data.

• Special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent required.

· 3-5 years of related experience preferred.

· Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.

· Strong analytical skills.

· Strong inter-personal skills

· Willingness to be “hands on”.

· Commitment to growth and learning within Finance department.

· Able to work independently and complete tasks with minimal supervision.

Working Environment

· Generally, works in an office environment, but may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting.

Physical Requirements

· Must have a reliable form of transportation and ability to travel to other company locations.

· Flexibility to work extended hours when needed.

Columbia Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Columbia Tech does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needed.