Senior Accountant
Location: Onsite in East Providence, RI
Pay Rate: $50-65/hour
Contract Type: Temporary until October 2026
Kelly Services is excited to partner with a leading, nationwide manufacturer based in East Providence, RI, as they seek a talented Temporary Senior Accountant. With over 30 years of success and a proven reputation for quality, our client offers a dynamic and innovative work environment. This role is perfect for a detail-oriented accounting professional who is comfortable with supporting monthly close, AP/AR, fixed assets, audit support, and more. If you are tech-savvy, thrive in fast-paced settings, and want to make an impact with a respected industry leader, we invite you to apply now for immediate consideration!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Accounting, Close, and Reporting
Support the accounting and finance function across multiple manufacturing sites and P&Ls, helping ensure consistent processes, reporting, and controls across locations.
Assist with timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and other close-related entries.
Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items through timely root-cause analysis.
Prepare and complete bank reconciliations across multiple accounts.
Reconcile intercompany transactions and resolve discrepancies across internal entities.
Support the preparation and review of site-level financial statements, reporting packages, and related analysis.
Provide detailed financial analysis and insights to support operations, supply chain, finance, and leadership decision-making.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to support continuous improvement and profitability.
Accounts Payable
Accurately process a high volume of vendor invoices in a timely manner.
Match purchase orders, receiving documentation, and invoices to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Collaborate with vendors, procurement, receiving, and internal stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies.
Monitor accounts payable aging and support timely payment of vendor obligations.
Maintain vendor master data and assist with year-end 1099 reporting.
Reconcile monthly credit card statements and ensure proper coding, support, and approval of charges.
Accounts Receivable
Apply customer payments and reconcile the accounts receivable subledger to the general ledger.
Monitor accounts receivable aging and coordinate with Sales, Customer Service, and leadership on overdue balances.
Respond to customer inquiries related to billing, payment application, account status, and open balances.
Support cash forecasting and provide analysis related to collections and customer payment trends.
Cost Accounting, Inventory, and Manufacturing Support
Support cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory valuation, bill of material integrity, production order tracking, and manufacturing variance analysis.
Assist with analysis of production costs, capitalized variances, inventory movements, and manufacturing performance.
Leverage ERP systems to support accurate production order tracking, costing, reporting, and operational visibility.
Identify gaps in costing, inventory, production, and reporting processes and recommend system or process improvements.
Run and maintain production and operational tracking files, including component, quality, delivery, or performance-related reporting as needed.
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and site leadership to improve financial accuracy, process discipline, and reporting consistency.
Capital Expenditures and Fixed Assets
Manage and monitor the capital expenditure process, including tracking project status, spend, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Support capital investment planning and analysis.
Maintain fixed asset records and ensure proper classification, capitalization, and documentation.
Assist with fixed asset reconciliations and related audit support.
Internal Controls, SOX, and Audit Support
Support SOX-compliant internal controls across sites and help ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
Assist with audit readiness activities, including internal audits, external audits, and compliance-related requests.
Compile and provide audit documentation accurately and timely.
Support access, approval, reconciliation, and documentation controls as needed.
Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting processes, improve efficiency, and enhance internal controls.
Help track remediation items and process improvements through completion.
Budgeting, Forecasting, and Business Partnership
Support the development and management of site-level budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial planning activities.
Participate in cash forecasting and working capital analysis.
Act as a financial partner to site leaders, operations, procurement, and corporate finance.
Provide financial insight to support daily operations, long-term planning, and business decision-making.
Ask thoughtful questions, identify risks or inconsistencies, and help drive clarity around financial results.
Administrative and General Support
Scan, file, and organize accounting and administrative documents to ensure proper recordkeeping and easy retrieval.
Maintain accounting documentation in accordance with company policy and audit requirements.
Monitor and maintain office supply inventory and coordinate reorders as needed.
Support front desk or general administrative activities as needed, including greeting visitors, receiving calls, sorting mail, and supporting team operations.
Perform other duties as assigned to support accounting, finance, compliance, and business operations.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. (CPA or MBA preferred).
3+ years in a manufacturing environment is required; 5+ years preferred depending on role level.
Hands-on experience managing or supporting multiple P&Ls.
High proficiency with ERP systems (Acumatica, SAP, Oracle, or similar); systems implementation/improvement experience is a plus.
Proficiency in MS Teams, Outlook, and Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis) is required.
Strong understanding of accounting principles, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, AP, AR, and month-end close.
Experience with cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, BOMs, production order tracking, or manufacturing variance analysis preferred.
Exposure to SOX, internal controls, audit support, or compliance processes preferred.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with deadlines.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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