| Location | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Salary | $70,000–$80,000 Per Year |
Are you an accounting professional who enjoys working with numbers, improving processes, and supporting business decisions? We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a collaborative finance team within an established manufacturing organization.
This is a hands-on, fully onsite opportunity for an accountant who is comfortable working in Excel, supporting month-end close, contributing to financial reporting, and identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes.
Opportunity to work closely with an experienced finance team
Exposure to manufacturing accounting and financial reporting
Opportunities to improve processes and contribute to cross-functional projects
The ability to make a meaningful impact on month-end close and accounting operations
Support the month-end close process, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Prepare and post journal entries within the first three to four business days of the month-end close cycle.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and other financial analysis activities.
Assist with tax-related schedules, documentation, and compliance activities.
Support financial audits by preparing schedules and documentation as needed.
Use Excel extensively to organize, analyze, reconcile, and validate financial data.
Maintain accurate accounting records while meeting deadlines and balancing competing priorities.
Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve reporting, and strengthen accounting processes.
Explore opportunities to use business intelligence tools, dashboards, and automation to improve reporting efficiency.
Collaborate with finance colleagues and cross-functional departments on daily accounting activities and special projects.
Take initiative in identifying issues, recommending solutions, and implementing process improvements.
Experience: 3–6 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment or with a firm serving manufacturing clients.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Excel proficiency: Strong hands-on Excel skills, including lookup functions such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, PivotTables, formulas, data analysis, and reconciliation work.
Month-end close: Practical experience with journal entries, general ledger activities, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Audit experience: Exposure to financial audits, audit schedules, internal controls, or audit support is preferred.
ERP systems: Experience with an ERP or accounting system is beneficial; the ability to learn new systems is important.
BI and automation: Experience with Power BI, other business intelligence tools, dashboards, SQL, or macros is a plus.
Tax and budgeting: Familiarity with tax support, budgeting, or forecasting is beneficial.
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