Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Temporary Accountant / Financial Analyst

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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

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.

Job Type &

Location:

This is a Contract position based out of Staten Island, NY.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr…