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We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Accountant to join our team in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This role involves overseeing essential accounting processes, ensuring financial accuracy, and delivering valuable insights to support organizational decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and a thorough understanding of accounting principles and practices.

For immediate consideration contact Mylinda Harrison at 508-205-2130.

- Perform preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.

- Conduct detailed analysis of balance sheet and profit & loss variances, providing actionable insights to leadership teams.

- Contribute to the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial close by assisting with all related tasks.

- Maintain thorough, audit-ready documentation and schedules to support both internal and external audits.

- Manage accounts payable transactions, ensuring correct general ledger coding and securing appropriate approvals before processing.

- Oversee the accounts payable exception queue, actively resolving discrepancies in coordination with vendors and internal contacts.

- Verify the accuracy of automated invoice matching, coding, and posting processes.

- Administer weekly payment cycles, including ACH transfers, check issuance, and wire payments.

- Ensure timely and accurate cutoff, matching, and general ledger allocation for all AP transactions.

- Act as backup for invoicing, cash application, and upkeep of customer accounts when needed.

- Advise the accounts receivable clerk on complex billing or collections concerns.

- Regularly assess accounts receivable aging reports to identify issues or patterns.

- Support customer account reconciliations and facilitate dispute resolutions as necessary.

- Participate in daily cash reconciliation activities and review bank transactions for accuracy.

- Serve as backup for cash application and deposit posting as required.

- Aid in cash flow forecasting by providing precise reporting on AP, AR, and banking activity.

- Administer sales and use tax compliance for all applicable jurisdictions.

- Review transactions to confirm proper tax treatment and adherence to taxability guidelines.

- Monitor nexus and oversee tax settings within ERP software and Avalara platforms.

- Assist in sales tax audits by preparing required documentation and reconciliations.

- Collaborate with operations to document production costs, track inventory movements, and ensure accurate labor reporting.

- Support the maintenance and updating of standard costs.

- Address and resolve discrepancies between production, procurement, and accounting functions.

- Supply critical financial insights to optimize production planning, purchasing, and supply chain strategies.

- Enter, validate, and maintain accounting data in Epicor Kinetic ERP systems.

- Contribute to automation projects across AP, AR, and close processes, identifying opportunities for workflow optimization and reduction of manual tasks.

Requirements

+ Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Related Field

+ 4-8+ years of progressive experience, at least some in manufacturing

+ Sales & use, cost accounting, and inventory experience required

+ ERP experience required…Epicor very desirable

+ Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, look ups, formulas)

+ Experience with month end, reconciliations, AP/AR, and financial statement reporting

+ Progressive resume with limited movement

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