Accountant

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.