Senior Accountant - Manufacturing

Senior Accountant About The Role

The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate day‑to‑day financial records, ensuring system requirements are properly reflected, preparing financial reports to meet reporting requirements, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.

• Manage month‑end close activities, including preparation, reviewing and posting of journal entries.
• Monitor, record, and review daily financial transactions in the general ledger related to capital, leases, freight, logistics, and other corporate expenses.
• Support audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and providing clear explanations.
• Research accounting issues and coordinate appropriate solutions in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Complete assigned special projects accurately, timely, and in accordance with established objectives.
• Participate in cross‑functional training to support other areas of the finance team, including but not limited to budgeting and forecasting, inventory analysis, and other related financial processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

You should possess:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of accounting experience preferred.
• Familiarity with accounting software (e.g., SAP).
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication and people skills.
• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal communication. Ability to formally and informally present financial information to diverse non‑financial work groups.
• Solid mathematical and financial acumen.
• Excellent written, verbal, and analytical skills.
• SAP and HFM experience, desired.
• Experience in Capital Accounting and Fixed Assets a plus.

• Manage month‑end close activities, including preparation, reviewing and posting of journal entries.
• Monitor, record, and review daily financial transactions in the general ledger related to capital, leases, freight, logistics, and other corporate expenses.
• Support audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and providing clear explanations.
• Research accounting issues and coordinate appropriate solutions in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Complete assigned special projects accurately, timely, and in accordance with established objectives.
• Participate in cross‑functional training to support other areas of the finance team, including but not limited to budgeting and forecasting, inventory analysis, and other related financial processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.