We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team in New Jersey. This role is suited for an accounting specialist who is comfortable working closely with purchasing, operations, and warehouse teams to ensure accurate financial records in a manufacturing setting. The position focuses on payables, inventory, cost accounting, and month-end activities, with significant day-to-day use of QuickBooks. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and a hands-on approach to reconciling transactions through reporting.

Benefits:

Medical, PTOResponsibilities:

• Oversee the accounts payable cycle from invoice intake through disbursement, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and on schedule.
• Review vendor bills, purchase activity, and supporting documentation to confirm proper coding, timing, and completeness within the accounting records.
• Compare purchase orders, receiving documents, and supplier invoices to identify and resolve pricing, quantity, or receipt discrepancies.
• Reconcile vendor statements, maintain current supplier account records, and monitor aging to support timely payment processing.
• Track inventory-related transactions across purchasing, receipt, production, and shipment activity, and align subledger details with the general ledger.
• Support cycle counts and physical inventory reviews, investigate variances, and record adjustments related to scrap, shrinkage, obsolescence, or valuation changes.
• Maintain product and manufacturing cost data, analyze cost components such as materials, labor, and overhead, and evaluate variances against expected results.
• Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliations, while assisting with month-end close and general ledger review.
• Use QuickBooks extensively to manage accounting activity, maintain accurate records, and produce financial analysis and reporting for leadership.
• Partner with internal teams to strengthen accounting procedures and improve controls around purchasing, inventory, and financial reporting.