Senior Accountant

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: On Site - Quincy, Illinois, United States

Salary: $70,000-$90,000

About the Manufacturing Company / The Opportunity:

A leading manufacturer of custom equipment and integrated systems, serving industrial customers through engineered solutions and precision production. This hands-on Senior Accountant opportunity combines general accounting with manufacturing cost and project accounting. You will partner across Operations, Engineering, and Project Management to strengthen financial accuracy, reporting, and business performance.

Responsibilities:

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• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
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• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and capital expenditures.
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• Monitor raw materials, finished goods, and work-in-progress inventory.
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• Review job costs and analyze estimated-versus-actual labor, material, and project cost variances.
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• Support standard costing, inventory counts, cycle counts, and excess or obsolete inventory reviews.
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• Support ASC 606 revenue recognition for milestone billing, progress payments, and project-based contracts.
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• Partner with Operations and Project Management to monitor project costs, billing milestones, and financial performance.
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• Support accounting team members and collaborate across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, and Operations to resolve discrepancies.
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• Assist with audits, tax filings, internal controls, compliance, and process and ERP improvements.
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Must-Have Skills:

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• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
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• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
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• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, general ledger accounting, month-end close, and balance sheet reconciliations.
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• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, and complex formulas.
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• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
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Nice-to-Have Skills:

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• Manufacturing, OEM, systems integration, engineering, or job-shop accounting experience.
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• CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification.
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• Experience with manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, WIP, job costing, or project accounting.
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• Working knowledge of ASC 606 and project-based revenue recognition.
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• Experience with manufacturing ERP systems such as Epicor, SAP, NetSuite, Infor, or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
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• Experience guiding or training accounting team members.
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