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Senior Accountant / Payroll

CFS
  • Milford, CT
  • Remote
  • $120,000–$130,000 Per Year
1 day ago
CFS

Job Description

Senior Accountant / Payroll


Salary: $120,000–$130,000


Location: Remote Initially | Open to candidates only in CT, NY,


Are you an experienced accounting professional who enjoys a mix of general ledger accounting, payroll, and process improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing manufacturing organization that is expanding through acquisitions and investing heavily in its accounting infrastructure.


As the Senior Accountant / Payroll, you'll work directly with finance leadership, play a key role in accounting and payroll operations, and help build scalable processes as the company continues to grow.


Why This Senior Accountant / Payroll Opportunity?



  • Competitive Compensation: $120K–$130K base salary with remote flexibility.



  • Rapid Company Growth: Join an expanding manufacturing organization with multiple locations and an aggressive acquisition strategy.



  • High Visibility: Work closely with finance leadership and have a direct impact on accounting operations.



  • Systems & Process Improvements: Play an important role in the transition to NetSuite and ADP while helping standardize procedures across locations.



  • Career Growth: Opportunity to take on additional responsibilities as the company expands.



  • Flexible Work Arrangement: Initially remote, with occasional travel to a planned Stamford office. Candidates should be based in the tristate area by next year.




Senior Accountant / Payroll Responsibilities



  • Manage general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.



  • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.



  • Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.



  • Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.



  • Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.



  • Assist with manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.



  • Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.



  • Participate in the NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.




Senior Accountant / Payroll Preferred Requirements



  • Bachelor's degree required; accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required.



  • Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.



  • Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.



  • Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.



  • Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS preferred.



  • Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience are strong pluses.



  • Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationMilford, CT (
Remote
)
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$120,000–$130,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • ADPunmatched
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  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Acquisition Strategyunmatched
  • Balance Sheetunmatched
  • Cost Allocationunmatched
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  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Fixed Assetsunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • NetSuiteunmatched
  • Payroll Accountingunmatched
  • Payroll Administrationunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
  • Travel Planningunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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