Senior Staff Accountant & Purchasing Specialist
Location: Centennial, CO
Employment Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time, Fully Onsite-This is not a remote or hybrid position.
Salary: $70,000–$80,000 per year
A growing aerospace manufacturing organization is seeking a hands-on Senior Staff Accountant & Purchasing Specialist to oversee core accounting and procurement activities. This onsite position is responsible for financial reporting, transactional accounting, cost accounting, payroll coordination, and end-to-end purchasing in a regulated manufacturing environment.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, engineering, quality, and leadership in a small, lean organization.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Management
- Manage monthly and annual close processes; maintain the general ledger and prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
- Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analyses, and other supporting schedules.
- Manage cost accounting activities, including inventory, work-in-process (WIP), standard costing, and overhead allocation.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial planning activities.
- Maintain internal controls and support compliance requirements within a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Support internal, external, customer, and government audit activities as needed.
- Provide financial and operational reporting to management.
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Payroll
- Process accounts payable, including invoice review, three-way matching, vendor payments, and AP aging.
- Manage accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, cash application, collections, and AR aging.
- Process payroll-related activities and journal entries; coordinate with third-party payroll providers as applicable.
- Monitor cash flow and help ensure timely vendor payments and customer collections.
Purchasing & Procurement
- Manage purchasing activities for materials, components, equipment, and outside services.
- Create, issue, and manage purchase orders through QuickBooks.
- Source suppliers, obtain and evaluate quotations, negotiate pricing, and manage lead times.
- Maintain vendor records and verify pricing, purchase order, and invoice accuracy.
- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with operations to support production schedules and material availability.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings, supplier improvements, and process efficiencies.
Cross-Functional Support
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams to support production and delivery goals.
- Provide financial input for pricing, quoting, and make-versus-buy decisions.
- Work independently while contributing effectively as a collaborative member of the team.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of hands-on accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing accounting functions including AP, AR, payroll, reconciliations, and month-end close.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting, inventory accounting, WIP, and standard costing.
- Experience managing purchasing or procurement activities in a manufacturing setting.
- Proficiency with QuickBooks and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience working successfully in a small or lean organization preferred.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- ITAR compliant position.
Serious candidates only! This is not a remote or hybrid role.
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