Staff Accountant

Manufacturing Plus; Portland (ME); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Plus in Portland blends steady finance discipline with growth opportunities. The Staff Accountant role focuses on forecasting and fixed assets, shaping budgets, audits, and long-range planning in a hybrid work setting.

You’ll own journal entries, coordinate with tax, improve cash flow processes, and stand in for the Portland controller during peak close periods. A blend of adaptability, reliability, and 7 years of experience are emphasized to drive accurate, safe financial work.

Qualifications

• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements.
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them.
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments.
• 7 years that taught you which corners can be cut.
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard.

Responsibilities

• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Build the Tax Compliance model that finally retires the manual workbook
• Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the Manufacturing Plus board
• Own the lead sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
• Knit Cash Flow Management pipelines into the close so data lands pre-validated
• Stand in for the Portland controller when close cannot wait

Skills

Adaptability

Reliability

Communication

7 years experience

Active listening

Job description

Step into a Staff Accountant role where Forecasting and Fixed Assets shape budgets, audits, and long-range planning every day. This hybrid Staff Accountant role offers a $108,000 - $160,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Build the Tax Compliance model that finally retires the manual workbook
• Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the Manufacturing Plus board
• Own the lead sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
• Knit Cash Flow Management pipelines into the close so data lands pre-validated
• Stand in for the Portland controller when close cannot wait

What You'll Bring

• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• A history of leaving finance processes better than you found them
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
• 7 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard

From a Portland loft, Manufacturing Plus has built a quality-obsessed reputation for solving finance problems others quietly gave up on. We believe great Tax Compliance work comes from people who feel safe to experiment and occasionally fail.

Combine $108,000 - $160,000 with growth, generous benefits, and a mentor, and you have the reason people stay at Manufacturing Plus for years.

We refreshed it today so candidates know the hybrid role is genuinely open.