Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Job Title:

Temporary Accountant / Financial Analyst

Location:

Staten Island, NY - Onsite

Job Description

This temporary Accountant / Financial Analyst position supports a plant accounting team during the search for a permanent hire. The role focuses on full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, inventory and general ledger reconciliations, and active participation in the month-end closing process. You will work with SAP and Excel daily, provide accurate financial reporting, and ensure the integrity of accounting records in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

+ Match three-way documents, including purchase orders, receiving reports, and vendor invoices, to ensure accurate and authorized payments.

+ Process vendor payments in strict accordance with agreed terms and internal controls.

+ Monitor and reconcile all active vendor accounts to resolve discrepancies and maintain current balances.

+ Prepare monthly accruals and supporting financial schedules to ensure accurate period-end reporting.

+ Maintain clean and accurate general ledgers to support a reliable accounts payable book.

+ Generate and process customer invoices in a timely and accurate manner.

+ Manage communications with internal teams and external customers to resolve billing, payment, and account issues.

+ Identify and resolve accounts receivable account discrepancies proactively.

+ Maintain clean accounts receivable books through diligent aging tracking and follow-up.

+ Prepare daily reporting covering sales, daily consumption, receipts, and aged inventory.

+ Conduct physical inventory counts and cycle counts to validate on-hand quantities.

+ Create schedules to value inventory and post inventory expense and ending balances accurately.

+ Reconcile inventory and related transactions directly to SAP to ensure system alignment.

+ Maintain detailed ledger schedules to support account balances and reconciliations.

+ Execute journal entries and post adjustments to the general ledger as needed.

+ Reconcile general ledger accounts regularly to maintain data integrity and resolve variances.

+ Prepare month-end schedules and assist the plant controller with month-end closing procedures.

+ Perform financial analysis and reporting to support management decision-making.

+ Work across multiple platforms and systems to gather, analyze, and report financial data.

+ Meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills

+ Strong experience with general ledger accounting and reconciliations.

+ Hands-on experience with inventory reconciliation and valuation.

+ Practical knowledge of month-end close processes and preparation of supporting schedules.

+ Advanced proficiency in SAP, including transaction processing and reconciliations.

+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and data manipulation.

+ Ability to perform data analysis to support financial reporting and decision-making.

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Experience with full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable processing.

+ Ability to work autonomously and manage workload to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

+ Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all financial transactions and reports.

+ Effective communication skills for collaborating with internal teams and external customers.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in manufacturing or plant accounting is a strong plus.

+ Experience preparing financial reports and supporting financial analysis.

+ Ability to work efficiently across multiple platforms and systems.

+ Demonstrated problem-solving skills in resolving account discrepancies.

+ Comfort working in an interim or temporary capacity while a permanent hire is identified.

Work Environment

This is an on-site role working five days per week for approximately 40 hours. You will work in a plant or manufacturing-focused environment that operates at a fast pace and requires close collaboration with operations and finance teams. The position is interim in nature, supporting the organization during the search for a full-time employee, and involves daily use of SAP and Excel as core tools.

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