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Senior Accountant

The senior individual contributor on our five-person finance and administration team. You will orchestrate the monthly close, own the integrity of the general ledger, and serve as the secondary control review over day-to-day transactional accounting. As we scale toward double our current volume, this role builds the reporting, costing and control discipline that growth requires.

Location
On-site — Dillsburg, PA
Type
Full-time, salaried
Reports to
Manager of Finance and Administration
Travel
None

About the role

This is a process-ownership role rather than a supervisory one, reporting directly to Finance leadership. Precision, sound judgment and a high standard of documentation are integral to the job.

Responsibilities

Month-end close and financial reporting

  • Own the close calendar with Finance leadership, driving a prompt, disciplined month-end close.
  • Draft the monthly financial reporting and cash flow packages for Finance leadership review.
  • Record and maintain recurring entries, accruals, prepaids, amortization and depreciation.
  • Maintain budget reporting and investigate material variances, outliers and anomalies.

General ledger and cost integrity

  • Reconcile general ledger accounts and rollforward balance sheet accounts.
  • Ensure the integrity of subledgers and supporting schedules.
  • Review journal entries and transactional postings for accuracy and proper support.
  • Answer inquiries on cost variances, estimates and order profitability.

Internal controls and transaction review

  • Monitor segregation of duties across accounting processes, escalating control gaps to Finance leadership.
  • Perform secondary control validation of payroll prepared by the Payroll Accounting lead.
  • Independently validate supporting documentation for payment batches.
  • Maintain the integrity of the purchase order and capital purchase approval processes.

Continuity, compliance and external support

  • Monitor bank activity and validate bank reconciliations and transfers prepared by team members.
  • Serve as the immediate backup for A/P, A/R, payroll and bank reconciliation.
  • Support Finance leadership and our external CPA firm on business and tax reporting and remittances.
  • Prepare requested schedules and documentation for the annual financial review.
  • Assist Finance leadership on special projects.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
  • 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing, engineering or construction environment.
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience working within an integrated ERP system.
  • Working knowledge of US GAAP, general ledger structure, subledger reconciliation and internal controls.
  • Demonstrated precision, attention to detail, confidentiality and firm ownership of deadlines.

Nice to have

  • CMA or CPA.
  • Experience with Infor VISUAL ERP.
  • Familiarity with SQL or similar query and reporting tools.
  • Job costing experience in a job shop, engineer-to-order or capital equipment environment.
  • A process improvement mindset, with a track record of strengthening accounting workflows.

Ready to apply?

Send your resume through our application form. Every application is reviewed by a person on our HR team.

Apply for this role

Questions before applying? Email hr@josephmachine.com or call 717.432.3442.

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Joseph Machine Company offers commensurate wages, excellent benefits, matching 401(k), profit sharing, and a clean, safe work environment in an easily accessible rural location in northern York County, Pennsylvania.

Joseph Machine Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.