What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at TBG | The Bachrach Group?
Role Overview
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting and financial control of shop operations. This role ensures transaction accuracy, proper reconciliations, and effective management of inventory and month-end close.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in collision centers, repair shops, or similar service-based environments and understands the accounting mechanics behind labor, parts, sublet work, and commissions.
Core Competencies
- Shop Accounting
- Experience with repair orders (ROs), labor posting, parts, and shop-related accounting processes.
- Inventory & Cost Control
- Strong understanding of parts inventory and cost-of-sales accuracy.
- QuickBooks Proficiency
- Advanced use for invoicing, inventory tracking, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Financial Controls & Accuracy
- High attention to detail with strong reconciliation and documentation practices.
- Operational Communication
- Ability to work cross-functionally with vendors and administrative staff.
- Bilingual (Preferred)
- English required; Spanish is a plus.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Shop Accounting
- Reconcile repair orders, including labor, parts, sublet, and shop supplies
- Ensure accurate posting of technician labor hours and rates aligned with payroll and commission structures
- Maintain accurate accounting for completed repair orders
Parts & Inventory Accounting
- Maintain parts inventory records (purchases, usage, returns, adjustments)
- Ensure proper application of parts costs to repair orders and cost of sales
Accounts Receivable & Cash Controls
- Reconcile customer payments, deposits, and merchant processing activity
- Monitor accounts receivable and support collections as needed
Commissions & Payroll Support
- Maintain technician and commission schedules
- Reconcile commissions to repair orders and payroll data
- Ensure timely and accurate commission payments
General Ledger & Close
- Perform monthly and annual close processes
- Prepare and post journal entries (inventory, accruals, payroll)
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts (inventory, AR, AP, accrued expenses)
- Maintain clean, audit-ready general ledger records
- Reconcile multiple bank and merchant accounts
Operational Support
- Enter and review transactions in QuickBooks for accuracy
- Investigate and resolve posting errors across cost centers and GL accounts
Year-End Support
- Assist with tax documentation, licenses, payroll filings, and annual registrations (including BOI reporting)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 3–5 years of collision center, repair shop, or service-based accounting experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of repair order accounting, parts inventory, and shop operations
- Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks (industry systems a plus)
- Highly detail-oriented with strong reconciliation skills
- CPA preferred but not required
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000