Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant maintains financial records prepares reports and ensures regulatory compliance. This role manages daily accounting tasks maintains the general ledger and supports month-end closing.

This role requires strong analytical skills attention to detail and a deep understanding of standard accounting principles. The Staff Accountant reports directly to the Financial Controller.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Generate and distribute customer invoices accurately and timely ensuring sales tax is properly recorded.
• Apply customer payments received via checks ACH wire transfers portal payments and credit cards.
• Perform daily collection activities via email phone and portals to reduce outstanding customer balances
• Serve as the primary contact for customer payment inquiries disputes and account questions.
• Prepare and send account statements and collection notices.
• Resolve billing discrepancies and payment issues by coordinating with customers sales and other internal departments.
• Prepare and record Balance Sheet and P&L journal entries
• Prepare monthly quarterly and year-end balance sheet account reconciliations
• Provide backup for the ERP system month-end close process
• Prepare record and maintain monthly Construction in Progress (CIP) and Fixed Asset records
• Provide support and documentation for external financial audits

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3-5 years of professional accounting experience in a robust manufacturing and service industry
• Proficiency in Excel including Lookups and Pivot Tables
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Clear verbal and written communication skills

About Optikos:

For over 40 years Optikos has provided innovative applications of optical technology both products and services to commercial government and consumer products organizations worldwide. The Optikos engineering team is the largest independent optical engineering group in the world managing all aspects of instrument design including optics mechanics electronics and software systems in addition to our in-house IQ Lab Services to benchmark and assess the performance of customer lens or camera systems. We develop innovative products in the life sciences aerospace and defense industrial and consumer markets and our experience with a wide variety of applications has enabled our staff to generate creative solutions to some of the most challenging optical problems. Our team continues to improve existing metrology product lines and develop new products that Optikos manufactures and installs around the globe. Our headquarters is centrally located right outside the Boston medical and tech hub in Wakefield.

If you are an enthusiastic team-oriented individual looking for a challenge and the opportunity to continue to develop professionally send us your resume to

This in-office position is located in the Wakefield Massachusetts facility. We offer competitive compensation packages along with a challenging and stimulating environment.

Optikos is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We do not sponsor employment visas for this position.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contact HR at We provide accommodations as required by law.