Staff Accountant

Staff / Senior Accountant

Location: Metro Detroit | Hybrid

About Our Client: Our client is a well-established, growing manufacturing and service company with a strong reputation for quality and operational excellence. Operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, the organization values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. The finance team plays a critical role as a strategic business partner, ensuring accurate reporting while driving insights that support operational and executive decision-making.

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a Staff or Senior Accountant (level commensurate with experience) to join its shared services finance team. This role goes beyond transactional accounting and requires a proactive professional who thrives in an evolving environment, embraces ambiguity, and brings forward recommendations that improve processes and strengthen controls. The ideal candidate will be comfortable acting as a stakeholder across departmentspartnering with operations, FP&A, and leadership to analyze results, identify trends, and recommend actionable improvements. Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and clear communication are essential. This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute complex monthly inventory and cost-related account reconciliations, including inventory reserves, standard cost variances, and management estimates
• Analyze manufacturing and operational variances, identify margin drivers, and provide insights into cost trends and inefficiencies
• Support month-end close, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting with thorough documentation
• Assist with budget-to-actual analysis, particularly COGS and production-related expenses
• Partner cross-functionally to track inventory trends, cost changes, and forecast financial impacts
• Support audit requests and internal control requirements, providing detailed reconciliation and general ledger support
• Proactively identify process gaps, recommend improvements, and contribute to system enhancements that increase efficiency and reporting accuracy
• Present ad hoc financial analyses and insights to leadership and operational stakeholders

This role requires comfort working in a dynamic environment where priorities may shift. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and the confidence to challenge existing processes constructively.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting or audit experience (public accounting or industry experience considered)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience with ERP systems; familiarity with NetSuite or similar platforms is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial reporting tools
• High integrity, strong organizational skills, and excellent written and verbal communication abilities

Our client offers the opportunity to make a visible impact within a collaborative organization that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.