Title: Staff/Senior Accountant

FLSA Designation: Direct Hire
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

POSITION SUMMARY: The Staff/Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the integrity of accounting information by accurately recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions. This position will help in reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledgers within several entities and assist in month-end close procedures. This is an important role within the accounting team and provides a great opportunity for professional growth. The Staff Accountant will develop and complete critical steps in the Company’s various accounting processes and financial reporting processes. In fulfilling these responsibilities, this individual is required to work effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization and to collaborate with individuals across functional areas.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for candidates with a strong service-oriented mindset and a keen sense of promptness. We believe that this position will provide a dynamic and fulfilling experience, offering a variety of challenges and recognizing and rewarding hard work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including the preparation of estimates and accruals.

• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.

• Comply with financial policies and procedures including compliance with Key Controls.

• Engage in general accounting activities including the accurate and complete preparation, maintenance, and reconciliation of general ledger accounts and financial reports, such as balance sheets, profit-loss statements, and capital expenditure reports.

• Develop, maintain, and analyze forecasts, then prepare periodic reports that compare forecasts to actual costs.

• Follow up on customer accounts including customer credit issuances and collection activity.

• Ensure the accurate processing of the hourly payroll and related payroll/employee functions. Ensure all payroll transactions comply with company policies, as well as all state and federal requirements.

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.

• Support standard cost rolls for the Organization.

Accounting

• Aid in completing the month end close.

• Reconcile bank accounts.

• Run financial reports.

• Enter journal entries in the general ledger.

• Investigation of monthly variances and other cost analysis.

Administrative Activities

• Supporting HR function with relatable activities including processing payroll (backup) and confirming within labor budget.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an Accounting role.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred.

• Previous experience in the manufacturing sector is preferred.

• Solid understanding and working knowledge of standard financial / accounting procedures, GAAP concepts and principles, and internal control.

• Experience with financial systems for invoicing, credit/collections, expense reporting,, and general ledger required.

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple projects and/or requests concurrently.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to handle detail-oriented tasks Strong written and verbal communication skills.ERP system proficiency, SAP Business One preferred.

• Technical ability and adaptability; Knowledge working in Microsoft Suite.

• Attention to detail and focus on the accuracy of keyed data.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Propensity to network and build relationships with individuals of various experience and corporate positions, including executive team..