Senior Accountant / Payroll
Creative Financial Staffing
Remote · Milford, CT · Posted November 7, 2026
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About the job
Senior Accountant / Payroll
Salary: $120,000–$130,000
Location: Remote Initially | Open to candidates only in CT, NY,
Are you an experienced accounting professional who enjoys a mix of general ledger accounting, payroll, and process improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing manufacturing organization that is expanding through acquisitions and investing heavily in its accounting infrastructure.
As the Senior Accountant / Payroll , you’ll work directly with finance leadership, play a key role in accounting and payroll operations, and help build scalable processes as the company continues to grow.
Why This Senior Accountant / Payroll Opportunity?
Competitive Compensation: $120K–$130K base salary with remote flexibility.
Rapid Company Growth: Join an expanding manufacturing organization with multiple locations and an aggressive acquisition strategy.
High Visibility: Work closely with finance leadership and have a direct impact on accounting operations.
Systems & Process Improvements: Play an important role in the transition to NetSuite and ADP while helping standardize procedures across locations.
Career Growth: Opportunity to take on additional responsibilities as the company expands.
Flexible Work Arrangement: Initially remote, with occasional travel to a planned Stamford office. Candidates should be based in the tristate area by next year.
Senior Accountant / Payroll Responsibilities
Manage general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across multiple entities.
Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing for approximately 120 salaried and hourly employees across multiple locations.
Support the transition from Rippling to ADP, including payroll reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.
Handle intercompany reconciliations, cash reconciliations, AP support, and account coding.
Assist with manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, direct labor, overhead, and cost allocations.
Help integrate newly acquired businesses into standardized accounting and payroll processes.
Participate in the NetSuite implementation and ongoing accounting process improvements.
Senior Accountant / Payroll Preferred Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required; accounting or finance concentration preferred but not required.
Strong general ledger accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
Hands-on payroll processing experience , ideally supporting hourly and salaried employees across multiple pay schedules.
Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, formulas, and large data sets.
Experience with ADP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Rippling, or JobBOSS preferred.
Manufacturing accounting, inventory, and multi-entity experience are strong pluses.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a growing, fast-paced environment.
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