Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Temporary 3 month contract, potential permanent opportunity

Start ASAP

$30-35/hour

Franklin MA; 100% on site

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm EST

The Senior Staff Accountant will be responsible for preparing month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and account analysis. The successful candidate will also collect pertinent information for third party audits, reviewing payroll and will be the first point of contact for accounting related issues.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, hands on month end close, journal entries, account reconciliation, and account analysis.
• Experience in manufacturing industry
• Experience with, and ability to apply GAAP principles, fixed assets, debits, credits
• Must be able to prioritize deadlines and shift priorities in a changing environment.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, MS office, ERP. NetSuite or SAP experience is a plus.
• Excel: v-lookups, pivot tables, micro's
• Payroll for 150 employees
• Successful drug screen and background investigation completed prior to starting

Responsbilities

• Contribute/Play a significant role in the month end close process
• Processing of accounting transactions with accuracy across multiple costs centers
• Provide detailed analysis and explanations of all transactions
• Coordinate documentation for external auditors
• Maintain and update process and procedure documents for the department
• Demonstrated ability to support other departments within the company and coordinate training and information sessions as needed
• Responsible for Sales & Use Tax compliance across multiple entities, included timely filings & documentation
• Fixed Assets: knowledgeable in fixed assets, track fixed assets across multiple entities/cost centers
• Manage credit card reconciliation

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.