Accounting Supervisor

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Supervisor for a direct hire opportunity with a manufacturing organization in Phoenix, AZ. This role is ideal for a hands-on accounting professional who enjoys leading people, improving processes, and supporting accurate financial reporting in a fast-paced operational environment.

The Accounting Supervisor will oversee daily accounting activity, including Accounts Payable, general ledger support, reconciliations, month-end close tasks, and financial reporting support. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with accounting leadership while mentoring a team, strengthening internal controls, and helping the department operate with accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who values stability, teamwork, and supportive leadership. The role offers visibility across accounting, purchasing, warehouse, and branch operations, creating a collaborative environment where attention to detail, communication, and process improvement are valued.

Key Responsibilities

- Supervise daily accounting operations, including Accounts Payable, general ledger activities, invoice processing, payment runs, and expense reports.
- Prepare and review month-end close tasks, including accruals, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting documentation.
- Oversee vendor statement reconciliations, AP aging, invoice coding, purchasing policy compliance, and resolution of vendor discrepancies.
- Prepare monthly financial reports, variance explanations, and accounting data for leadership review, budgeting, and forecasting support.
- Lead, train, mentor, and manage accounting staff while monitoring workload, priorities, performance, and process consistency.
- Support audits, tax reporting requirements such as 1099 processing, internal controls, accounting policies, and process improvement initiatives.

Compensation and Benefits

- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $80,000 to $90,000 per year.
- Location: Phoenix, AZ.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Supervise daily accounting operations, including Accounts Payable and general ledger activity.
- Manage month-end close support, reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and financial reporting preparation.
- Lead accounting staff, prioritize workload, support performance management, and train team members on processes and controls.
- Coordinate with purchasing, warehouse, and branch teams to resolve invoice, inventory expense, freight, and operational cost discrepancies.

- Minimum of 5 years of corporate accounting experience required.
- Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or management experience required.
- Experience with Accounts Payable, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month-end close processes.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Basic typing and 10-key skills required.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities in a deadline-driven accounting environment.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with internal teams, vendors, and leadership.
- Must be able to pass a background check and pre-employment post-offer drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in a manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, branch operations, or inventory-related accounting environment.
- Experience supporting audits, 1099 reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, or accounting process improvements.
- Familiarity with vendor management, purchasing policies, AP metrics, and internal control documentation.