Senior Accountant

We are partnering with an established, global manufacturing leader in Roanoke, VA to find a sharp, hands-on Senior Accountant. With over a century of industry leadership designing and building mission-critical safety products, this organization offers the stability of a global enterprise paired with a collaborative, high-ownership plant culture.

Best of all: you aren't just an employee here - you’re an owner. Through their Employee Ownership Program, team members directly share in the company’s long-term financial success.

What You’ll Do As a key player on the local finance team, you will bridge the gap between day-to-day general ledger integrity and operational plant performance:

• Month-End & Financial Reporting: Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close procedures; prepare accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Cost & Margin Analysis: Partner with plant operations to review manufacturing costs, analyze gross margins, and maintain labor and overhead rates.
• General Ledger & Reconciliations: Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, execute complex journal entries, and resolve discrepancies to ensure audit readiness.
• Audit, Tax & Compliance: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal/external auditors, corporate accounting teams, and tax inquiries.
• Budgeting & Process Improvement: Support annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting while identifying ways to streamline ERP workflows and financial controls.
• Operational Support: Provide backup oversight and issue resolution for daily AP and AR operations as needed.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field from an accredited university.
• Experience: 3–5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing, industrial, or distribution environment.
• Technical Skills: Strong command of GAAP, full-cycle general ledger accounting, and cost accounting fundamentals (standard costing, labor/overhead rates, inventory/margin analysis).
• Systems: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, complex lookups, data modeling) and solid ERP experience.
• Mindset: Detail-oriented, proactive problem-solver who thrives in an onsite, collaborative manufacturing setting and communicates effectively across accounting and operations teams.

salary: $80,000 - $90,000 per year shift: First work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Month-End & Financial Reporting: Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close procedures; prepare accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Cost & Margin Analysis: Partner with plant operations to review manufacturing costs, analyze gross margins, and maintain labor and overhead rates.
• General Ledger & Reconciliations: Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, execute complex journal entries, and resolve discrepancies to ensure audit readiness.
• Audit, Tax & Compliance: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal/external auditors, corporate accounting teams, and tax inquiries.
• Budgeting & Process Improvement: Support annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting while identifying ways to streamline ERP workflows and financial controls.
• Operational Support: Provide backup oversight and issue resolution for daily AP and AR operations as needed.

Skills

• Accounting (3 years of experience is required)
• GAAP (3 years of experience is required)
• Month-End Close (3 years of experience is required)
• Balance Sheet Reconiliations (3 years of experience is required)
• Journal Entries (3 years of experience is required)
• Variance Analysis (3 years of experience is required)
• Cost Accounting

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.