Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Job Description

The Accountant will support a growing hydraulic repair and machine shop by maintaining accurate financial records and overseeing day-to-day accounting activities in a full-time, on-site role in Tennessee. This position focuses on month-end close, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, transaction processing, and financial reporting, while ensuring all information is entered, coded, and organized accurately. The role offers the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the company’s operations and expand into quoting, invoicing, job costing, and other operational functions as the business continues to grow.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring entries are complete and properly classified.
• Perform bank account, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations with a high level of accuracy.
• Review financial transactions for accuracy, proper coding, and adherence to accounting policies.
• Prepare and record journal entries to support the general ledger and financial statements.
• Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and resolve accounting issues in a timely manner.
• Process and enter accounting data with strong attention to detail and data integrity.
• Support accounts payable functions, including reviewing invoices and assisting with payments as needed.
• Support accounts receivable functions, including assisting with billing and payment application as needed.
• Assist with expense tracking and credit card administration to ensure proper documentation and coding.
• Help maintain accurate job costing and project-related accounting records for manufacturing and repair work.
• Generate and review financial reports for leadership, providing insights into business performance.
• Ensure accounting records are organized, complete, and audit-ready at all times.
• Work closely with ownership and operations teams to support business growth and financial decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement of accounting procedures and internal controls to strengthen financial processes.
• Learn company processes related to hydraulic repairs, quoting, and invoicing to provide broader operational support over time.

Essential Skills

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or staff accountant roles.
• Experience supporting month-end close processes and account reconciliations.
• Solid understanding of general ledger accounting principles.
• Experience with ERP systems and accounting software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and formulas.
• Experience with QuickBooks.
• Ability to perform credit card reconciliations accurately.
• Strong skills in general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Ability to review and support financial statements.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with strong data accuracy.
• Ability to identify issues before they become larger problems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Comfort working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn and understand the operational side of the business.
• Positive attitude and willingness to grow with the company.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and follow through to completion.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Manufacturing, machine shop, job costing, or industrial accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with JobBOSS or similar job shop management software.
• Experience with ECI ERP systems or comparable ERP platforms.
• Knowledge in month-end close, general ledger, reconciliations, and journal entry work in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Interest in expanding into quoting, invoicing, and job costing related to hydraulic repair operations.
• Desire to support continuous improvement and help refine accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Comfort working closely with operations teams to connect financial data with shop-floor activities.
• Motivation to build a long-term career in a growing, locally rooted business.

Work Environment

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Tennessee within a machine shop and hydraulic repair facility that includes an attached office. The company has approximately 25 employees and has grown steadily over the past five years, offering a close-knit, family-style atmosphere where team members collaborate across office and shop operations. The environment is hands-on and fast-paced, with exposure to manufacturing and repair activities, supported by accounting and ERP technologies such as QuickBooks, JobBOSS, ECI systems, and Microsoft Excel. Team members are encouraged to learn the operational processes behind hydraulic repairs, quoting, invoicing, and job costing, creating strong alignment between financial and operational performance and offering meaningful growth opportunities as the business continues to expand.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of La Vergne, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $31.25 - $36.06/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in La Vergne,TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 15, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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