Staff / Senior Accountant
Job Description
Position Summary
Bell Cabinetry, a growing residential custom cabinetry manufacturer, is seeking a Staff / Senior Accountant to support the Controller and play a key role in maintaining accurate, timely financial records. This position is responsible for job costing, inventory accounting, account reconciliations, month-end journal entries, payroll processing for 1099 subcontractors, and recurring financial and operational reporting. The successful candidate is detail-oriented, highly proficient in Excel, and comfortable managing both daily accounting activities and month-end close responsibilities in a deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Collect and maintain accurate job-cost data, including the review, allocation, and reconciliation of labor, materials, subcontractor, and overhead costs.
Improve the collection and accuracy of job-costing data.
Assist in developing overhead and labor rates for project costing.
Analyze job-costing data to identify trends and cost-saving opportunities.
Perform inventory accounting activities, including transaction review, valuation support, variance analysis, and reconciliation of inventory balances to the general ledger.
Perform and document the monthly physical inventory count; investigate variances and prepare necessary adjustments.
Prepare and post month-end journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and other adjusting entries.
Complete timely balance-sheet and general-ledger account reconciliations, research discrepancies, and resolve outstanding items.
Prepare daily financial and operational reports for management, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely distribution.
Support implementation of new Insight MRP system for inventory management and job costing.
Prepare weekly payroll for 1099 subcontractors, including reviewing submitted records, validating rates and approvals, processing payments, and maintaining supporting documentation.
Support month-end close and recurring management reporting by compiling schedules, analyzing results, and explaining material variances.
Assist the Controller with financial reporting, process improvements, special projects, and other accounting needs.
Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation in accordance with company policies and internal controls.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting accuracy, and operating efficiency.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
Two to five years of progressive accounting experience; experience in construction, manufacturing, or another job-cost environment is preferred.
Working knowledge of job costing, inventory accounting, general-ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP or equivalent lookup functions, SUMIFS, data validation, filtering, conditional formatting, and analysis of large data sets.
Experience with QuickBooks Online or other ERP systems and the ability to learn new applications quickly.
Core Competencies
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and work independently while collaborating effectively with operations and accounting teams.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential financial and payroll information.
BENEFITS
Medical
Dental
Vision
Employer Paid Basic Employee Life and AD&D Insurance
Employer Paid Long Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Accident Insurance
Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
EEO
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