Accountant

Franklin Precision Castings is a precision investment casting manufacturer and one of the leading automated investment casting foundries in the United States, offering end-to-end capabilities from engineering and in-house tooling to casting, CNC machining, and secondary processes.

We are seeking an Accountant to support the financial accuracy, reporting discipline, and monthly close process. This role is responsible for site-level accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, accounts receivable support, fixed assets, inter-company activity, and participation in Microsoft D365 accounting processes.

Position Summary

The Accountant owns the full accounting cycle.  for assigned manufacturing sites. Based in Franklin, Pennsylvania, the Accountant will play a key role in supporting monthly close, account reconciliations, journal entries, AR review, bank reconciliations, fixed asset activity, and inter-company accounting.

This is an individual contributor role with meaningful ownership and visibility within the finance team. The Accountant will prepare and maintain core accounting activity, while the Controller provides review and approval of key entries, reconciliations, and close packages. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, deadline-driven, comfortable working in a manufacturing environment, and able to support Microsoft D365 processes as the company continues to standardize its financial systems.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly close activity for assigned entities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, close checklists, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare recurring entries, including depreciation, accruals, prepaid amortization, and payroll allocations.
• Review account activity for unusual variances, out-of-period items, or incomplete support and escalate issues before close packages are finalized.
• Support the Controller in preparing accurate, timely, and well-supported entity-level financial information.

• Review AR aging, initiate collections follow-up, prepare customer statements, and coordinate dispute resolution with site operations contacts.
• Coordinate cash application activity with appropriate finance team members and help ensure customer payments are properly supported.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for assigned entities and identify unresolved or aging reconciling items for Controller review.

• Maintain fixed asset activity, including additions, disposals, depreciation entries, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare entries and reconcile inter-company balances at month-end.
• Identify and escalate fixed asset or discrepancies requiring Controller review or resolution.

• Support Microsoft D365 accounting activity, including close procedures, workflow use, account validation, and system-based reporting.
• Participate post-go-live close process with Controller guidance.
• Assist with audit support, sales and use tax workpaper preparation, and other accounting projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3 years of accounting experience, including responsibility for journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activity.
• Strong general ledger, account reconciliation, and financial analysis skills.
• Experience working in an ERP, accounting, or business system.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, pivot tables, and variance analysis.
• Ability to manage deadlines and support multiple entity or business-unit accounting processes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prepare accurate, well-supported accounting records.
• Ability to communicate professionally with finance, operations, and site leadership.
• Ability to work full-time at the office.

• Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics AX, or similar ERP experience.
• Manufacturing, industrial, multi-entity, or multi-site accounting experience.
• Prior involvement in an ERP go-live, migration, or system implementation.
• CPA, CMA, or active CPA candidate status.
• Experience with sales and use tax workpaper preparation.
• Senior Accountant-level experience may be considered for candidates with stronger close ownership, ERP, and multi-entity accounting experience.