Senior Accountant

Location: Onsite in East Providence, RI

Pay Rate: $50-65/hour

Contract Type: Temporary until October 2026

Kelly Services is excited to partner with a leading, nationwide manufacturer based in East Providence, RI, as they seek a talented Temporary Senior Accountant. With over 30 years of success and a proven reputation for quality, our client offers a dynamic and innovative work environment. This role is perfect for a detail‑oriented accounting professional who is comfortable with supporting monthly close, AP/AR, fixed assets, audit support, and more.

If you are tech‑savvy, thrive in fast–paced settings, and want to make an impact with a respected industry leader, we invite you to apply now for immediate consideration!

• Support the accounting and finance function across multiple manufacturing sites and P&Ls, helping ensure consistent processes, reporting, and controls across locations.
• Assist with timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and other close‑related entries.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items through timely root‑cause analysis.
• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations across multiple accounts.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions and resolve discrepancies across internal entities.
• Support the preparation and review of site‑level financial statements, reporting packages, and related analysis.
• Provide detailed financial analysis and insights to support operations, supply chain, finance, and leadership decision‑making.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to support continuous improvement and profitability.

• Accurately process a high volume of vendor invoices in a timely manner.
• Match purchase orders, receiving documentation, and invoices to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Collaborate with vendors, procurement, receiving, and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Monitor accounts payable aging and support timely payment of vendor obligations.
• Maintain vendor master data and assist with year‑end 1099 reporting.
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements and ensure proper coding, support, and approval of charges.

• Apply customer payments and reconcile the accounts receivable subledger to the general ledger.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and coordinate with Sales, Customer Service, and leadership on overdue balances.
• Respond to customer inquiries related to billing, payment application, account status, and open balances.
• Support cash forecasting and provide analysis related to collections and customer payment trends.

• Support cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, bill of material integrity, production order tracking, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Assist with analysis of production costs, capitalized variances, inventory movements, and manufacturing performance.
• Leverage ERP systems to support accurate production order tracking, costing, reporting, and operational visibility.
• Identify gaps in costing, inventory, production, and reporting processes and recommend system or process improvements.
• Run and maintain production and operational tracking files, including component, quality, delivery, or performance‑related reporting as needed.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and site leadership to improve financial accuracy, process discipline, and reporting consistency.

• Manage and monitor the capital expenditure process, including tracking project status, spend, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Support capital investment planning and analysis.
• Maintain fixed asset records and ensure proper classification, capitalization, and documentation.
• Assist with fixed asset reconciliations and related audit support.

• Support SOX‑compliant internal controls across sites and help ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Assist with audit readiness…