Senior Accountant / Payroll

Overview

Salary: $120,000–$130,000

Location: Remote initially — open to candidates only in CT, NY.

This role blends general ledger accounting, payroll operations, and process improvement in a growing manufacturing organization expanding through acquisitions and investments in its accounting infrastructure. You will work closely with finance leadership, support month-end close activities, and help standardize scalable accounting and payroll processes while transitioning to new systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounting activities including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.
• Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.
• Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.
• Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.
• Support manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.
• Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.
• Participate in NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required).
• Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS.
• Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $120,000–$130,000

Location Details

• Remote initially.
• Occasional travel to a planned Stamford office.
• Candidates should be based in the tristate area by next year.
• Open to candidates only in CT, NY.