Senior Accountant

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• Join a lean North American finance team supporting an international industrial equipment organization.
• Work closely with the CEO, an existing Accountant, operations, sales, and leadership across the business.
• Operate in a hands-on environment where senior accounting professionals remain directly involved in the day-to-day work.
• Partner with a foreign parent company while serving as a key financial resource for North American operations.
• Join an organization experiencing growth as it expands from equipment sales into larger, multi-million-dollar plant-scale projects.

LOCATION

• Based in Statesville, NC with an on-site work model.

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Clear opportunity to grow into increased ownership of the finance function as the organization expands.
• Direct visibility with the CEO and senior leadership, with the ability to influence financial and operational decisions.
• Broad exposure across accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, risk management, and financial operations.
• Opportunity to work with complex inventory, machine costing, imports, tariffs, intercompany transactions, and large-scale projects.
• A hands-on leadership role where you can improve processes, systems, and controls while remaining close to the accounting.

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of financial statements and monthly reporting packages for executive leadership and the foreign parent company.
• Own inventory and machine cost accounting, including landed costs, freight capitalization, margin analysis, and profitability by machine, parts, and service.
• Oversee intercompany accounting and revenue recognition for multi-period, plant-scale projects, including percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, cash flow planning, variance analysis, and product or segment margin analysis.
• Manage banking relationships, liquidity, daily cash management, and coordination of federal, state, and sales/use tax filings with external advisors.
• Ensure appropriate accounting for imports, tariffs, and customs costs in partnership with operations.
• Maintain internal controls and documented accounting processes while serving as the functional owner for ERP improvements and continuous process improvement.
• Provide senior guidance to the Accountant and serve as the primary finance contact for external advisors, banks, auditors, and global parent leadership.

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
• At least 3 years in a Senior Accountant, Assistant Controller, Controller, or equivalent role required.
• Manufacturing, capital equipment, industrial distribution, or construction industry experience required.
• Comprehensive inventory and cost accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel required.
• Experience with percentage-of-completion/project accounting, WIP, and multi-period projects strongly preferred.
• Experience with intercompany accounting and transactions involving a foreign parent company strongly preferred.
• CPA or MBA preferred, with strong communication skills and the ability to work hands-on while confidently advising senior leadership.