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Sr. Accountant

Lexington, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
70000 - 100000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Sr. Accountant to join a privately held manufacturing company in Lexington, South Carolina. This position plays an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting timely reporting, and strengthening controls that help protect the organization’s assets. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively with leadership and operational teams. This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing day-to-day accounting execution with broader financial analysis and process improvement. Responsibilities:• Manage core accounting operations, including cash activity, payables, invoicing, collections, inventory accounting, and cost-related transactions to ensure accurate financial records.• Prepare and review journal entries along with supporting documentation to support an efficient and accurate month-end close process.• Perform account and bank reconciliations on a regular schedule, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.• Partner with operations teams during physical inventory counts, analyze differences, and help maintain reliable inventory balances.• Work closely with operational leadership to maintain bills of material, evaluate manufacturing costs, and provide analysis that supports pricing decisions.• Support cash planning, budgeting efforts, and financial risk awareness by delivering reliable data and actionable insights.• Maintain and improve internal accounting controls and review practices to promote compliance and accurate transaction processing across departments.• Present financial information clearly to leadership, offering practical recommendations through both written and verbal communication.• Provide backup support for selected human resources and administrative activities and contribute to special projects as business needs evolve.
2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

Staff Accountant

Lexington, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
45000 - 60000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join an established, privately-owned business in Lexington, South Carolina. This role supports the corporate accounting function by helping maintain accurate financial records, contributing to the monthly close cycle, and improving day-to-day accounting processes. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in accounting principles, confidence working across multiple systems, and the communication skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues throughout the business. Responsibilities:• Support the monthly accounting close by preparing entries, reviewing account activity, and helping ensure deadlines are met.• Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts to maintain accuracy and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.• Maintain the general ledger by recording financial transactions and verifying supporting documentation.• Assist with the preparation and review of internal financial reports and statements for management use.• Analyze financial data to identify variances, trends, and areas that may require follow-up or correction.• Contribute to process enhancement efforts that strengthen efficiency, consistency, and accuracy within the accounting function.• Partner with the Controller and cross-functional teams on assigned projects and ongoing departmental priorities.
2026-09-22T00:00:00Z

Staff Accountant

Cayce, SC
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Temporary / Contract
28.5 - 33 USD / Hourly
We are looking for a Staff Accountant to support a public-sector organization in South Carolina. This is a Long-term Contract position focused on strengthening core accounting operations, with particular emphasis on payroll, accounts payable, reconciliations, and month-end close activities. The role is well suited for an accounting specialist who can work confidently in a government and healthcare-related environment, bring structure to financial processes, and contribute strong Excel and technical accounting skills. Responsibilities: • Manage day-to-day payroll and accounts payable activities to help maintain accurate and timely financial operations. • Establish and improve month-end closing procedures, including the preparation of reconciliations and supporting schedules. • Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries while maintaining accuracy within the general ledger. • Perform bank reconciliations and balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure the integrity of financial records. • Support accounting operations within a modified cash environment and apply appropriate governmental accounting practices. • Assist with revenue distribution activities and related financial tracking as needed. • Develop and enhance Excel-based reports, worksheets, and data tools to improve visibility and efficiency across accounting processes. • Contribute to accounting support within a shared services structure serving multiple state agency functions. • Collaborate with internal teams to maintain organized documentation and support audit readiness, compliance, and reporting needs.
2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

Accounting Clerk

Columbia, SC
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Temporary / Contract
22.8 - 26.4 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to support billing and receivables activities for an IT hardware organization in Columbia, South Carolina. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-volume environment, maintains exceptional accuracy, and can manage detailed financial records across a large portfolio of customer agreements. The role focuses on invoice preparation, payment tracking, timesheet-related billing support, and coordination with internal teams to resolve account questions and adjustments. Responsibilities: • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions with a strong focus on accuracy and timeliness. • Review client-submitted timesheets, enter related data, and prepare billing records for customer invoicing. • Generate weekly and monthly invoices for a large number of active contracts, including both recurring and usage-based billing arrangements. • Maintain organized documentation and tracking methods to manage multiple billing scenarios, including fixed charges, variable services, and event-based labor billing. • Follow up on outstanding balances and support collection efforts by communicating with customer contacts regarding open invoices. • Investigate billing discrepancies by partnering with payroll and contract management teams to confirm hours worked, payments issued, and approved invoice adjustments. • Update financial information in accounting systems and spreadsheets to ensure complete and reliable account records. • Participate in recurring accounts receivable review meetings by preparing account status details and aging information.
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

West Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
110000 - 125000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to oversee cash management operations within a financial services environment in West Columbia, South Carolina. This role is responsible for guiding daily department activity, strengthening controls, and ensuring cash transactions are recorded accurately and resolved promptly across key financial systems. The position works closely with senior leadership, compliance, and finance partners to improve procedures, support reporting accuracy, and maintain a well-controlled operating framework. Responsibilities:• Direct the day-to-day activities of the cash management function, setting priorities, guiding team performance, and ensuring consistent coverage for critical processes.• Oversee the full lifecycle of cash transactions, including receipts, disbursements, transfers, repayments, settlements, reversals, and related account activity, while confirming accurate posting across financial records and platforms.• Review bank, cash, and ledger reconciliations, investigate variances, and drive timely resolution of outstanding items to maintain complete and reliable records.• Monitor cash balances and exception items, leading research into unresolved, aged, residual, or unidentified amounts and ensuring appropriate corrective action is taken.• Approve account adjustments, fund movements, and closure activity only when documentation, authorization, and supporting records are complete and compliant with policy.• Build and maintain a strong internal control environment by enforcing approvals, separation of duties, access restrictions, independent review, and escalation of high-risk issues.• Identify workflow inefficiencies, develop improved procedures, document operating standards, and track performance measures to support continuous process improvement.• Partner with leadership, compliance, accounting, and finance stakeholders to address operational issues, support audit readiness, and improve the accuracy and transparency of cash-related reporting.• Coordinate with external banks, custodians, vendors, and internal system owners on operational matters, testing efforts, automation opportunities, and other departmental initiatives.
2026-10-07T00:00:00Z

Accounts Receivable Clerk

West Columbia, SC
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Temporary to Hire
19 - 22 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a construction-focused organization in West Columbia, South Carolina on a contract-to-permanent basis. This position is well suited for someone who enjoys keeping customer accounts accurate, following up on outstanding balances, and supporting steady cash flow through timely billing and payment application. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, sound judgment in collections activity, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced office environment. Responsibilities: • Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and in accordance with established billing schedules and project-related documentation. • Apply incoming payments to the correct customer accounts and reconcile discrepancies to maintain accurate receivable records. • Monitor aging reports and communicate with commercial clients regarding past-due balances to support timely collections. • Research account variances, resolve payment issues, and coordinate with internal teams to correct billing or cash posting concerns. • Maintain organized records of invoices, remittances, account activity, and collection efforts for audit and reporting purposes. • Assist with regular account reviews to identify delinquent balances, track trends, and recommend follow-up actions. • Support day-to-day accounts receivable operations while helping ensure processes remain efficient and compliant with company standards.
2026-10-12T00:00:00Z

6 results for Senior Accountant in Columbia, SC