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• Overview

  Manufacturing Advantage is hiring a Payroll Specialist in Hattiesburg, MS.

• Role description

  This finance role calls for a Payroll Specialist fluent in Relationship Building, deadlines, and clean, defensible numbers. Consider the trade: your 1 years of Microsoft Dynamics for $44,000 - $71,000, a full-time schedule, and ownership most shops never offer.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy
  • Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
  • Keep depreciation schedules synced as assets retire across Hattiesburg
  • Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Hattiesburg team can apply
  • Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and MS tax regulations
  • Hold the line on capitalization policy across every finance project
  • Own the junior sign-off on journal entries above the threshold

  What You'll Bring

  • A solid foundation in Cost Accounting, refined over 1+ years
  • The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint
  • An impact-driven bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
  • Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision

  What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Hattiesburg is now Manufacturing Advantage, a playfully-serious team obsessed with getting Project Management right. Our team in MS keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

  At Manufacturing Advantage, $44,000 - $71,000 comes with equity, learning stipends, and a flexible culture built around trust and growth.

  Freshly active this morning, the junior Payroll Specialist role wants candidates now.

  The candidates who apply early at Manufacturing Advantage are the ones we remember, so be early.

• Required skills

  • QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP
  • SOX Compliance
  • Cost Accounting
  • Forecasting
  • Working Capital Management
  • Relationship Building
  • Project Management
  • Team Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Ping Pong
  • No-meeting Fridays
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Roth 401(k) option
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Yoga Classes
  • Summer Picnic
  • Vision insurance

• Apply before 2026-09-13

  Submit your application for this Full-time finance position.