Staff Accountant – Manufacturing Finance

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Robert Half

The Tone:
This is an in-person role located in Osceola, AR, specifically focused on supporting a manufacturing organization. Robert Half is the world’s largest specialized talent solutions firm, connecting highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies across various sectors. The Staff Accountant position is critical for enabling sound financial reporting, effective planning, and in-depth analysis. This role directly impacts the organization by producing reliable financial information, enhancing budgeting and forecasting processes, and providing clearer insights into costs and inventory through close partnership with both accounting and operations teams.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person Osceola, AR
• Team: Collaborates with Accounting and Operations teams.
• Mission: Support financial reporting, planning, and analysis to produce reliable financial information and improve cost/inventory visibility in a manufacturing setting.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Model Development: Build, maintain, and refine various financial models, budgets, and comprehensive planning tools to accurately reflect and adapt to changing business needs and strategic objectives.
• Operational Partnership & Budgeting: Partner closely with operations personnel to thoroughly verify the accuracy of cost data, monitor inventory activity, and ensure correctness of all related financial records, while also contributing to the development of practical budgets and forecasts that directly support operational and business objectives.
• Performance Analysis & Reporting: Evaluate critical cost trends, uncover key performance drivers within the manufacturing environment, and translate these findings into useful, actionable metrics for informed decision-making by stakeholders.
• Financial Oversight & Controls: Review budget-to-actual results, clearly explain variances, and communicate the financial impact of operating decisions to relevant stakeholders, simultaneously helping to establish and strengthen internal controls that promote complete, accurate, and timely accounting records.
• Process Enhancement & Ad Hoc Support: Recommend and actively carry out process enhancements designed to improve efficiency, elevate reporting quality, and increase overall workflow effectiveness, while also providing essential accounting support for ad hoc analyses, cross-functional initiatives, and other special projects as assigned.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a closely related field. Candidates must possess a strong background in cost accounting and experience with inventory-related transactions, specifically within a manufacturing setting.
• Experience: At least 1 year of relevant accounting experience is strongly preferred, encompassing areas such as budgeting, forecasting, or finance roles within a manufacturing context.
• Skills: Essential skills include a working knowledge of journal entries, general ledger activity, and financial variance analysis. Strong communication skills are vital for effective collaboration across accounting and operations teams, alongside a demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and contribute effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Bonus: Familiarity with corporate tax, sales tax, or providing support for corporate tax returns is considered beneficial for this role.