Job Title:  Senior Accountant

Location: 

Kent, OH, US, 44240

Business Unit:  Bison
Posting Date:  Jun 26, 2025
Job Description: 

As a Senior Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate completion of complex accounting tasks and financial analyses, which are essential for supporting management in making informed business decisions. You will primarily focus on tactical accounting duties, such as General Ledger Management and Account Reconciliations, compliance-related testing including Sarbanes-Oxley, and generating management-required reports.

 

What you will do:

  • Month-End Financial Closing: Manage monthly G/L closing, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and analysis. Assist in uploading data to the HFM corporate reporting system.

  • Management Reporting: Prepare daily and monthly financial reports on key business indicators (KPIs) such as shipments and bookings for tracking and trending purposes.

  • Capital/Fixed Assets: Coordinate capital requisitions and maintain Fixed Assets in the FAS System. Post monthly depreciation, additions, and disposals to the G/L. Complete annual fixed asset physical inventory. Review capital appropriation requests for new equipment, tooling, or other capital purchases.

  • Leases: Maintain lease accounting software, including adding new leases, running month-end reports, and posting appropriate journal entries. Assist the Plant Controller in an annual review of new and existing vendor contracts to determine if they qualify as leases under the new ASC 842 guidelines.

  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX): Conduct SOX quarterly testing following corporate internal audit procedures. Complete required forms and testing for SOX compliance. Perform quarterly cycle count inventory audits.

  • Expense Analysis: Assist in budget and forecast expense projections. Prepare monthly expense reports comparing budget/forecast to actual expenses.

  • Cost Accounting: Serve as a backup for inventory, costing analysis, and reporting, including the annual standard cost roll.

  • Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned (e.g., prepare and distribute internal monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting)

 

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required

  • Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel, including PivotTables and formulas

  • Manufacturing ERP experience (Oracle and/or SAP) strongly preferred

  • Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and a strong commitment to efficiency, timeliness, quality, accuracy, and confidentiality

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects independently with minimal direction and solid follow-through

  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively

 

 

 

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Compensation

Employee Type:  Salaried
Salary Minimum:  $75,000
Salary Maximum:  $105,000
Incentive:  No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting.  The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.


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