Senior Financial Accountant
CFS
Richland, MI
The Senior Financial Accountant plays a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close, and providing insights that help drive operational and financial performance. This position requires strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, great communication skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments within the manufacturing environment.
Senior Financial Accountant Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
- Ensure accuracy of the general ledger and compliance with GAAP.
- Assist in preparing internal financial statements and management reports.
- Support year-end audit processes, including preparation of schedules and documentation.
- Maintain and analyze standard costs, bill of materials, inventory valuation, and production variances.
- Partner with operations to understand cost drivers, scrap rates, yields, and labor efficiency.
- Monitor inventory transactions and perform regular cycle count and physical inventory reconciliations.
- Recommend and implement improvements to accounting workflows, internal controls, and reporting accuracy.
- Support system enhancements and automation initiatives as the company scales.
- Assist in annual budget preparation and periodic forecasting updates.
- Track actual performance versus budget and provide variance analysis with meaningful insights.
Senior Financial Accountant Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
- CPA or CPA‑track strongly preferred.
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or distribution.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and standard cost accounting.
- Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data analysis).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced growth environment.
- High level of integrity, accuracy, and accountability.
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MaxSalary: USD90000
MinSalary: USD75000
About the Company
CFS
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.