Senior Accountant

Overview

When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, Teknor Apex would become an international custom compo under sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China. Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships.

These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customers create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.” ~Jon Fain

• Senior Accountant role with a focus on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the organization’s financial reporting. Oversee complex accounting activities, including monthly balance sheet and income statement reviews, preparation of correcting journal entries, high-level account reconciliations, and management of the month-end and year-end close processes in accordance with GAAP and internal control standards.
• Hold responsibility for one or more specialized accounting areas—such as cash and accruals, allocations, fixed assets, revenue and accounts receivable, payroll and employee benefits, intercompany accounting, consolidations and financial reporting, and internal controls and compliance reporting—where you are recognized as a subject matter expert and managed primarily by exception.
• Prepare financial statements, management reporting, and audit schedules, and work directly with external auditors and internal stakeholders on technical accounting matters and non-routine transactions.
• Serve in a lead capacity by mentoring and reviewing the work of Staff Accountants, driving accounting policy updates, system enhancements, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strengthen internal controls, improve operational efficiency, and enhance financial transparency in support of long-term organizational success through sound accounting judgment, strategic thinking, and collaboration.
• Oversee complex bank, balance sheet, and general ledger account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, identifying discrepancies, and resolving issues promptly.
• Ensure GAAP compliance by maintaining the accuracy and completeness of assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts, while owning high-complexity areas such as consolidations, intercompany eliminations, revenue recognition, and fringe benefits.
• Coordinate and execute the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to reporting timelines.
• Prepare and distribute management financial reports and financial statements, including detailed commentary and disclosures.
• Develop, implement, and maintain internal controls in line with corporate policies, internal procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with functional leaders to support accurate financial reporting and provide guidance on the accounting treatment of non-recurring and complex transactions.
• Collaborate with external auditors, preparing audit schedules, providing supporting documentation, and addressing audit inquiries in a timely and thorough manner.
• Support the development of Staff Accountants through training, review, and approval of analyses, journal entries, reconciliations, and internal controls, ensuring adherence to compliance and reporting standards.
• Prepare and ensure timely filing of census, statutory, and regulatory reports in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Lead or participate in projects related to accounting updates, including the adoption of new GAAP standards and changes to accounting policies, processes, and procedures.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and lead process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and special projects impacting compliance, efficiency, and financial reporting accuracy.
• Travel to plant locations is expected up to 10%.

• Successful candidates demonstrate leadership, analytical…