<p>Our client is seeking an experienced and hands-on <strong>Accounting Manager</strong> to lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of the <strong>Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys leading transactional accounting teams, improving processes, and ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the company’s cash inflows and outflows. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in developing staff, strengthening internal controls, and partnering with leadership to improve financial operations.</p><p><br></p><p>What You’ll Do</p><ul><li>Provide leadership and oversight for the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions</li><li>Lead, mentor, and develop AP and AR team members</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, payments, customer invoices, cash applications, and collections</li><li>Monitor AP and AR aging and work with the team to resolve outstanding issues</li><li>Oversee customer collections and help establish effective processes for managing past-due accounts</li><li>Ensure vendors and suppliers are paid accurately and on time</li><li>Review and improve processes, workflows, and internal controls within the AP and AR functions</li><li>Identify opportunities for automation and increased efficiency</li><li>Assist with month-end close activities, including account reconciliations and accruals</li><li>Review key balance sheet accounts and support the accuracy of financial records</li><li>Partner with operations, purchasing, sales, and other internal departments to resolve billing, payment, and customer account issues</li><li>Develop and monitor key performance metrics for the AP and AR teams</li><li>Assist with audit requests and provide supporting documentation as needed</li><li>Participate in special projects and other accounting initiatives</li></ul><p>For immediate consideration call Jimmy Tunney at 517-657-8054.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to support financial operations for a dynamic organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This Long-term Contract position will lead core accounting activities. The role offers in-office work setting.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead daily accounting activities across the general ledger, payables, receivables, revenue recognition, fixed assets, and tax-related processes.</p><p>• Direct month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles, ensuring timely reporting and accurate financial results for multiple entities.</p><p>• Prepare financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations, and management reports that support internal and external reporting needs.</p><p>• Supervise and develop accounting staff, providing guidance that promotes accuracy, accountability, and career growth.</p><p>• Work closely with internal stakeholders, outside partners, and vendors to resolve issues, improve efficiency, and maintain reliable financial processes.</p><p>• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to leadership and support external tax professionals with information needed for federal and state filings.</p>
We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to join a team in Grand Rapids, Michigan on a contract-to-permanent basis. This position supports day-to-day accounting activities by helping keep financial records accurate, payments processed correctly, and transactions properly documented. The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable working with detailed financial information, and able to contribute across both accounting and administrative functions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Reconcile bank activity on a daily and monthly basis to ensure account balances are accurate and discrepancies are resolved promptly.<br>• Record and maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions with careful attention to timing, coding, and completeness.<br>• Review invoices and payment details, verify banking information, and process financial transactions with accuracy.<br>• Monitor account activity for irregularities, research questionable items, and escalate potential fraud concerns when needed.<br>• Maintain organized financial documentation and update accounting records to support accurate reporting and audit readiness.<br>• Provide clerical and administrative support to the accounting team, including routine reporting and data entry tasks.<br>• Assist with tracking outstanding payments and supporting follow-up efforts to help maintain healthy cash flow.<br>• Use accounting systems and spreadsheets to enter, review, and manage financial data efficiently.
We are looking for a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing finance operations at our facility in Middleville, Michigan. This role will take ownership of product costing activities, provide insight into manufacturing performance, and work closely with operations, engineering, and supply chain teams. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in standard costing, inventory-related accounting, and variance analysis within a manufacturing environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Act as the primary resource for cost accounting matters at the plant, advising cross-functional teams on costing practices and financial impact.<br>• Collaborate with supply chain and engineering partners to establish, evaluate, and maintain direct material standards used for planning, budgeting, and forecasting.<br>• Work with manufacturing engineering to keep labor standards current, reflect process updates in system routings, and align costing data with shop-floor operations.<br>• Review overhead application methods across products and production groups, track key cost drivers, and recommend opportunities to improve accuracy and efficiency.<br>• Assess supplier pricing against historical benchmarks, build complete cost summaries, maintain item cost records, and finalize system updates.<br>• Compare actual production results to expected cost models, investigate differences, and support costing decisions tied to engineering change activity.<br>• Contribute to month-end close, recurring financial reporting, and special analysis requests by identifying data sources and preparing meaningful output for stakeholders.<br>• Lead or assist with standard cost revisions and periodic cost roll activities to ensure bills of material, routing structures, labor assumptions, and overhead rates remain current.<br>• Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances, explain root causes to finance and operations leaders, and help drive corrective action and continuous improvement.<br>• Strengthen costing processes, reporting routines, and internal controls by documenting procedures and training business partners when needed.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a service organization in Grandville, Michigan on a Contract basis. This position will oversee day-to-day payables activity, support timely and accurate payment processing, and help maintain strong vendor relationships in a deadline-driven setting. The ideal candidate brings hands-on accounts payable experience, sound system skills, and a consistent focus on accuracy and follow-through.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee the accounts payable cycle from invoice intake through final payment, ensuring each transaction is reviewed, coded, approved, and completed accurately.<br>• Compare invoices against purchase orders and receiving records to confirm pricing, quantities, and supporting documentation before processing.<br>• Enter payable data into the accounting system promptly and maintain complete, organized records for reference and compliance purposes.<br>• Coordinate weekly payment activity, including checks, ACH transactions, wire transfers, and other electronic disbursements.<br>• Maintain vendor account details, address payment-related questions, and resolve issues involving missing information or outstanding balances.<br>• Reconcile vendor statements, investigate discrepancies, and work with internal teams to correct exceptions efficiently.<br>• Contribute to month-end activities by assisting with accruals, account reconciliations, and accounts payable reporting.<br>• Review aging activity and follow internal controls, company guidelines, and established payment terms to support accurate financial operations.<br>• Provide documentation and payment support for audits and collaborate with purchasing, receiving, and accounting teams to improve workflow effectiveness.