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Senior Accountant

CFS
  • Portland, OR
  • $90,000–$95,000 Per Year
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Job Description

Senior Accountant



About the Company/Opportunity


CFS is partnering with a growing Portland-based manufacturer that has built a strong brand around quality, thoughtful sourcing, and products people genuinely enjoy. The company is entrepreneurial, growing, and hands-on, with a manufacturing operation that brings together production, inventory, supply chain, retail, and e-commerce.


This is an opportunity to join a close-knit accounting team where the Senior Accountant will have visibility across the business and a meaningful role in keeping the financial operation running smoothly. The ideal candidate enjoys being hands-on, digging into the details, and working closely with both accounting and operations.



Overview of Responsibilities



  • Own key areas of the monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules

  • Prepare and analyze financial information and investigate variances

  • Manage general ledger activity and maintain accurate accounting records

  • Perform inventory and cost accounting activities in a manufacturing environment

  • Reconcile inventory, COGS, prepaid expenses, accruals, and other balance sheet accounts

  • Support accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management as needed

  • Assist with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and management analysis

  • Partner with operations to understand production, purchasing, inventory, and cost-related activity

  • Help identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting

  • Support year-end audit and tax activities

  • Assist with special projects as the company continues to grow



Preferred Qualifications / What You Bring



  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred

  • Strong general accounting and month-end close experience

  • Manufacturing, consumer products, food/beverage, or inventory accounting experience strongly preferred

  • Experience with inventory, COGS, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting

  • NetSuite experience required

  • Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large amounts of financial data

  • Comfortable working in a hands-on environment where priorities can shift as the business grows

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail

  • Ability to work collaboratively with accounting, operations, and leadership

  • Someone who enjoys understanding the why behind the numbers, not just processing transactions



$90,000 - $95,000



Please email your resume for immediate consideration.


Tia McKeen, Senior Managing Director - Staffing



Timing is everything. Whether you are aggressively in a job search or simply passive for the ideal position, we would like to have the chance to share our opportunities with you. We specialize in placement for accounting and finance professionals. Many of our positions are not posted on the internet. Please contact me for more information about this role as well as other opportunities.



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Numbers & Facts

LocationPortland, OR
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$90,000–$95,000 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

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Accounts Receivable Managementunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Balance Sheetunmatched
  • Budget Reportingunmatched
  • Business Growthunmatched
  • Cost Accountingunmatched
  • Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)unmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Retailunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
  • eCommerceunmatched

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