Staff Accountant II - Manufacturing Inventory & Close

Cadrex Agawam; Agawam (MA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Remote work stipend

401(k) match

Education support

Safety glasses/shoe reimbursement

Referral bonuses

Bonus plan

Job summary

CADREX Manufacturing Solutions seeks a Staff Accountant II to support the Agawam, MA facility's general ledger, month-end close, and cost accounting processes. You will partner with Operations and Finance to resolve issues, maintain controls, and improve data accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes ownership of journal entries, reconciliations, and close schedules, with opportunities to expand into inventory and cost accounting responsibilities over time.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience; preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Inventory, fixed asset, or manufacturing cost accounting exposure preferred.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
• Experience with ERP environments; ability and curiosity to learn system workflows and reporting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate root causes.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and take ownership with limited supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post recurring and moderately complex journal entries, including accruals, prepaids/amortization, payroll-related entries, cash activity, intercompany, and other assigned close entries.
• Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and resolve reconciling items timely.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including trial balance downloads/uploads, standard reporting, balance validation, and close schedules.
• Support inventory accounting, including cycle count report generation and tracking, routine inventory adjustments, initial variance research, inventory reconciliations, and physical inventory activities.
• Maintain fixed asset and capital project records, including additions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, and construction-in-progress support.
• Prepare and maintain recurring accounting schedules and support selected WIP, inventory, and cost accounting activities.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reconcilations, and requested documentation.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Production, and Finance to resolve accounting issues, improve data accuracy, and strengthen transaction and inventory processes.
• Document assigned processes, maintain effective internal controls, and build cross-training and backup coverage across the finance team.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, or automate accounting processes and reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and analysis through preparation of schedules and data as assigned.
• Perform other accounting and finance responsibilities as assigned, with opportunity to develop into more complex inventory, cost accounting, and financial analysis responsibilities over time.

Skills

Month-end close

Journal entries

Balance sheet reconciliations

GAAP

Excel data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

PivotTables

XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP

Job description

CADREX Manufacturing Solutions seeks a Staff Accountant II to support the Agawam, MA facility's general ledger, month-end close, and cost accounting processes. You will partner with Operations and Finance to resolve issues, maintain controls, and improve data accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes ownership of journal entries, reconciliations, and close schedules, with opportunities to expand into inventory and cost accounting responsibilities over time.