Senior Accountant

Lafayette, Indiana, United States


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Type: Permanent

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Category: Accounting / Finance / Insurance

Industry: Manufacturing & Dist / Other

Company: Management Recruiters of Zionsville (Indianapolis)

Reference ID: CYIqVR

Date Posted: 05/08/2026

Shortcut: http://jobs.mrinetwork.com/l5HQCQ


Senior Accountant – Lafayette, IN

 

Our growing, private equity-backed, niche market manufacturing client, headquartered in Lafayette, IN is actively searching for a Senior Accountant. The Senior Accountant is responsible for assisting the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in overseeing accounting operations of the organization, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations. The main function of the Senior Accountant is to gather, prepare, verify, and consolidate monthly financial statement packages, review cost accounting across the company and be the primary point person on the global consolidation and adherence to US generally accepted accounting principles. This position will report to the Chief Financial Officer.

 

Senior Accountant Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Provide daily accounting for entities in the UK and in California. Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, the monthly close process, and ensuring proper accounting for manufacturing transactions, including inventory, cost of goods sold, fixed assets, and variances.
  • Preparation and accuracy of global consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies.
  • Review and analyze financial statements from other subsidiaries to complete the global consolidation.
  • Consolidate and build financial plans for the organization, including collecting and tracking headcount, operating and capital expenses.
  • Be the bridge for our Global finance leadership team, interacting and supporting our subsidiary finance management staff.
  • Provide additional support and cross-train with other finance positions to develop adequate back-up when necessary.
  • Validate and analyze subsidiary financial statements, General Ledger accounts and ad-hoc reports.
  • Further develop and maintain Global Accounting Policies and Standard Operating procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP, maintain internal controls, and compliance with relevant legal regulations.
  • Coordinate with external auditors to facilitate the audit process and implement solutions to any relevant audit findings. 
  • Provide ad-hoc financial analysis for packaging, logistics and manufacturing to support strategic business decisions.
  • Conduct variance analysis to forecast, track KPIs, and identify opportunities for improvement. Prepare and present insightful KPI analysis to support global leadership in decision-making
  • Spearheads the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.
  • Implement and/or develop financial models, standardization and reporting automation to drive business decisions and continuous improvement to finance tasks.
  • Analyze current processes and structures to provide recommendations for continuous improvement and efficiency. Develop processes to enable an efficient completion of routine monthly and quarterly deliverables.
  • Prepare narratives, graphs, and other financial analysis.
  • Develop a network of contacts across the company to benchmark and implement best practices
  • Apply analytical skills to interpret financial results and determine issues critical to the success of operations
  • Participate in or lead special projects as business needs develop.
  • Work with managers on cost reduction efforts and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
  • Apply analytical skills to interpret financial results, determining issues critical to the success of financial operations and identifying opportunities for cost productivity across the organization.

     

Senior Accountant Requirements:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
  • MBA preferred; not required
  • CPA and/or CMA desired
  • Minimum three to five years’ finance or accounting business experience
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment required
  • Proven experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing setting
  • Experience working with ERP systems
  • Financial analysis ability such as return on investment, IRR, NPV, and payback analysis
  • Six Sigma and/or Lean manufacturing experience
  • Experience with Adaptive Insights, Tableau, Power Query, Power BI, and/or SQL a plus
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with and explaining financial data to employees at a variety of levels in an organization
  • Strong analytical skills to gather data from multiple sources and report findings
  • Ability to take initiative and work independently; motivated self-starter
  • Expert at proficiency with advanced features of Microsoft Office software products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Strong understanding of General Accounting (GAAP, IFRS) and Cost Accounting principles
  • High level of integrity and ability to maintain strong controls environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills- ability to work with information and technical earning agility
  • A meticulous attention to detail and data accuracy with an ability to step back and see the big picture
  • Ability to effectively articulate financial stories in a clear and concise manner, written and verbally

For more information, please submit a confidential resume to melva@mriz.net

 

Melva Lowry

1531 W. Oak Street

Zionsville, IN 46077

Visit our website at www.mriz.net

 

Due to the high volume of resumes received, only applicants with SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE requested by our clients will be contacted.  All replies are held in strict confidence.  MRI Zionsville WILL NOT share your personally identifiable information WITHOUT your permission.

 

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