Sr. Staff Accountant

We are looking for a Senior Staff Accountant for our client in Bradenton, which is awell?established, privately held manufacturing company. This is a hands-on role supporting daily accounting operations while partnering with leadership on reporting, inventory, and process improvements.

The company operates with a lean office team, offering high visibility, autonomy, and the chance to grow into expanded responsibilities over time.

This position will handle day-to-day accounting functions
, with a primary focus on Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
, while also owning key month-end activities such as bank and balance sheet reconciliations. The role reports directly to senior leadership and is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently in a small, fast-moving environment.

• Review, code, and process vendor invoices (PO and non-PO)
• Prepare and issue vendor payments
• Resolve invoice discrepancies and reconcile received-not-invoiced items
• Reconcile company credit card activity
• Maintain organized A/P documentation
• Monitor open purchase orders
• Process payroll-related accounting entries

• Apply daily cash receipts
• Assist with collections and customer follow-up
• Prepare and issue customer invoices
• Process customer credit card transactions
• Review open orders to ensure timely billing

• Prepare A/P and A/R aging reports and reconcile them to the general ledger
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations
• Prepare accruals and journal entries
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Assist with financial reporting as needed

• Assist with work-in-process and finished goods tracking
• Support cycle counts and investigate inventory variances
• Enter inventory adjustments in the accounting system
• Participate in annual physical inventory counts
• Level of inventory involvement can scale up based on interest and experience

• Assist with year-end audit preparation
• Prepare and distribute 1099s
• Support general office operations and ad-hoc accounting requests
• Assist with basic system or process improvement initiatives
• Participate in new employee onboarding activities

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Strong understanding of AP, AR, and general ledger accounting
• Experience performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations independently
• Proficient in Excel (lookups, formulas, pivot tables)
• Experience working with an ERP or accounting system
• Exposure to inventory or job costing in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Strong communication skills and comfort interacting with all levels of the organization
• Self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision