Staff Accountant – AP/AR

Woodrige, IL - HYBRID

A growing manufacturing company is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support full-cycle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations as it continues to build out its accounting function.

This is a great opportunity for someone with hands-on transactional accounting experience who wants to grow in a fast-paced environment with increasing responsibility over time.

The Role

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant will play a key role in ensuring timely, accurate processing of AP/AR transactions, month-end close activities, and account reconciliations. NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.

What You'll Do

• Review and process vendor invoices with correct GL, department, and location coding in NetSuite
• Perform 3-way match against purchase orders, invoices, and receiving documents
• Investigate and resolve pricing, quantity, or coding discrepancies with vendors and internal teams
• Perform monthly vendor statement reconciliations and manage vendor credits and prepayments
• Support weekly payment activity including check runs, ACH payments, and prepayment applications
• Maintain and update vendor master records including W-9s, banking information, and tax details
• Generate and distribute customer invoices for parts, freight, tariffs, tooling, and other charges
• Review sales orders and contracts to ensure accuracy of billing information prior to invoicing
• Respond to customer inquiries related to invoices, billing discrepancies, and payments
• Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly close tasks including subledger-to-GL reconciliations
• Compile annual 1099 data and support year-end reporting requirements
• Identify and support process improvement opportunities within the accounting function

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years of AP and AR accounting experience
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of GAAP, accruals, and month-end close
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment

Why This Role Stands Out

✅ Ground-floor opportunity to grow with a building accounting team

✅ Broad AP and AR exposure — not siloed into one function

✅ Manufacturing environment with real transactional volume

✅ Hands-on role with increasing responsibility as the department expands