Staff Accountant

Aston Carter • Auburn Hills, MI • 3h ago

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Job Description

This Staff Accountant position supports a lean, growing organization by owning core month-end close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, audit support, and general accounting work. The role backfills a previous Staff Accountant who advanced internally into FP&A, offering strong potential for professional growth. The ideal candidate brings solid foundational accounting knowledge, strong Excel skills, and the ability to learn quickly in a hands-on, fast-paced environment while contributing to accurate and timely financial reporting.

Responsibilities

Support the monthly close process by preparing and posting journal entries, completing account reconciliations, and maintaining accrual and prepaid schedules.

Handle day-to-day general accounting activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Assist with annual audit preparation by compiling supporting schedules, documentation, and explanations for auditors.

Use Excel to organize, analyze, and reconcile financial data, including building and maintaining pivot tables and VLOOKUP-based reports.

Partner with colleagues across accounting and finance in a lean team structure to support cross-functional initiatives and information sharing.

Learn existing accounting processes quickly and develop a strong enough understanding of debits and credits to clearly explain accounting entries in everyday scenarios.

Contribute to continuous improvement of accounting processes and controls in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Essential Skills

Foundational accounting experience in a Staff Accountant or similar accounting role.

Experience supporting month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.

Experience supporting annual audit activity by providing schedules, documentation, and explanations.

Strong understanding of debits, credits, and core accounting entries and the ability to walk through basic accounting scenarios.

Strong Excel skills, including hands-on experience with pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

Ability to learn quickly and perform effectively in a lean, fast-paced environment.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Exposure to QAD or another enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

Experience working within lean or high-growth organizations.

Exposure to FP&A or broader finance team collaboration.

Automotive industry experience.

Interest in developing broader finance skills and growing within the organization.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Auburn Hills, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $80000.00/yr.

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Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Auburn Hills,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 16, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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