Accounting Analyst

Job Title: Accounting AnalystJob Description

The Accounting Analyst enters and maintains financial transactions in Dynamics 365, supports journal entries and account reconciliations, and provides detailed reporting and analysis in Excel. This role offers a strong opportunity for an early-career accounting professional to contribute to a major transition project while serving as a key support partner to financial leadership.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain financial transactions in Dynamics 365 with a high level of accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare and post approximately 4 to 6 journal entries per month, ensuring proper supporting documentation and adherence to accounting standards.
• Support account reconciliations, including tariff revenue and expenditure reconciliations, and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Track and report tariff revenue, tariff expenditures, and raw material usage to support financial transparency and operational decision-making.
• Assist with data compilation and reporting in Excel, including the use of VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and other advanced functions.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses in Excel to support strategic and operational initiatives.
• Help manage vendor invoice documentation, including organizing, tracking, and maintaining supporting records.
• Provide general accounting support activities, including routine bookkeeping tasks and general ledger activity review.
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Financial Transformation by supporting strategic initiatives while consistently handling routine accounting responsibilities.
• Participate in the company’s financial transformation efforts by providing accurate data, insights, and process support.

Essential Skills

• 2–5 years of accounting experience with journal entries.
• Hands-on experience with reconciliation activities, including account and tariff-related reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of debits and credits and their impact on financial statements.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and posting journal entries.
• Solid knowledge of reconciliations and general ledger activity.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Experience working with an ERP system.
• Ability to support both strategic initiatives and routine accounting work with attention to detail and reliability.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bookkeeping or Staff Accountant level background.
• Experience with Dynamics 365 is helpful; training is available for candidates willing to learn.
• Comfort working in a changing environment and supporting financial transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret financial data.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills when working with finance leadership and other stakeholders.

Work Environment

This is a fully onsite position based in Florham Park, with a typical start time between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. and a standard 40-hour workweek. The role operates within a structured accounting and finance environment that uses Dynamics 365 as the core ERP system and relies heavily on Excel for reporting, analysis, and data management. The Accounting Analyst works closely with financial leadership and is expected to be present on site to support day-to-day operations and ongoing financial transformation initiatives.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Florham Park, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $31.00/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 Florham Park,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 14, 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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