The Gorilla Glue Company is seeking a detail-oriented, process-driven Accounts Payable Accountant to join our Accounting & Finance team. In this role, you will own the full accounts payable cycle within a fast-paced manufacturing environment while supporting core general ledger and financial close activities.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on, manufacturing accounts payable experience, a continuous-improvement mindset, and genuine enthusiasm for leveraging automation and AI-enabled tools. As our invoice and transaction volume grows, we want to scale through technology — turning routine, high-volume AP work into streamlined, technology-enabled workflows rather than simply adding headcount. This is an opportunity to help modernize how our accounting function operates.
- Full accounts payable cycle — perform daily accounting operations, including but not limited to participating in the full accounts payable cycle: invoice receipt, coding, matching, approval routing, and payment processing.
- Hands-on manufacturing AP — process PO and non-PO invoices in a manufacturing environment, including three-way match, raw materials, freight, and vendor management, ensuring timely and accurate handling of high invoice volumes.
- General Ledger operations — perform daily General Ledger activities and maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
- Journal entries & reconciliations — prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Financial close — assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes.
- Data analysis — analyze accounts payable data to identify discrepancies, root causes, and process-improvement opportunities.
- Process improvement & automation — support and help drive process improvement and automation initiatives within accounting functions — evaluating and implementing tools such as invoice-capture/OCR, workflow automation, and AI-enabled solutions to increase efficiency and scale with volume.
- Audit support — support internal and external audits by preparing requested documentation and schedules.
- Compliance — ensure compliance with GAAP, company accounting policies, and internal controls.
- Cross-functional partnership — partner with cross-functional teams including operations, procurement, and finance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on accounting experience with a strong focus on accounts payable.
- Hands-on Accounts Payable experience in a manufacturing environment (PO/three-way match, inventory and raw materials, freight, high invoice volume).
- Working knowledge of GAAP and standard accounting principles.
- Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting the month-end close.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working within an ERP system.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience with AP automation platforms (invoice capture / OCR, approval-workflow tools) and/or ERP automation.
- Exposure to AI-enabled or intelligent-automation tools used to streamline finance and accounting processes.
- Experience supporting process-improvement, continuous-improvement (Lean / Six Sigma), or system-implementation initiatives.
- Experience with cost accounting and/or fixed assets in a manufacturing setting.
- CPA, CPA candidate, or measurable progress toward certification.
- Automation & improvement mindset — constantly looking for smarter, more scalable ways to work and eager to adopt automation and AI to enhance the AP function.
- Volume readiness — ability to manage high transaction volumes with accuracy and consistency under deadlines.
- Collaboration — strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Ownership & integrity — accountable, dependable, and committed to accuracy and ethical standards.
Company Values:
Adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.
- Have fun, be passionate and show it!
- Act with integrity and respect in all relationships.
- Communicate openly & appreciate the effort of others.
- Embrace knowledge, growth and change.
Strive for excellence in what we do every day!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 3+ years of hands-on accounting experience with a strong focus on accounts payable
- Hands-on Accounts Payable experience in a manufacturing environment (PO/three-way match, inventory/raw materials, freight, high invoice volume)
- Working knowledge of GAAP and standard accounting principles
- Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting the month-end close
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working within an ERP system
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with AP automation platforms (invoice capture / OCR, approval-workflow tools)
- Exposure to AI-enabled or intelligent-automation tools for finance/accounting
- Experience supporting process-improvement or Lean / Six Sigma initiatives or system implementations
- Experience with cost accounting and/or fixed assets in a manufacturing setting
- CPA, CPA candidate, or measurable progress toward certification
What We Do
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Gorilla Glue Company is a family owned, leading manufacturer of adhesives, moisturizers and tools that are known for high quality. The company manages the Gorilla Glue®, Gorilla Tape®, O'Keeffe's® and Lutz Tool® Brands. With over 700 employees, the company has seen much success and growth and has been recognized as one of the top places to work by the Cincinnati Enquirer over the last 11 years. This growth reiterates our need to continue to bring in the best people to help run and grow the business. The Gorilla Glue® and Gorilla Tape® brands are leaders in adhesive solutions for DIYers, woodworkers and professionals. The company revamped the retail adhesive landscape with its 1999 introduction of the wildly popular Gorilla Glue, a unique, all-purpose adhesive with an amazing ability to bond almost any material including wood, ceramic, stone, metal and more. On a mission to make products that deliver impressive results, the company has since expanded its offerings to include Gorilla Tape®, Gorilla™ Super Glue Impact-Tough® Formula, Gorilla™ Wood Glue, and Gorilla™ Epoxy, further solidifying the brand’s reputation as the “go-to” product line FOR THE TOUGHEST JOBS ON PLANET EARTH®. O'Keeffe's Company® manufactures and sells Working Hands® and Healthy Feet hand and foot creams to consumers across the USA and Canada. Developed more than 25 years ago by a pharmacist, these creams are targeted to people with severely dry, cracked hands and feet. They are sold in home center and hardware stores, drug, mass and grocery stores. Gorilla Glue Company products are proudly Made in the U.S.A.
