What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at AMMEGA?
The Senior Accountant’s primary responsibility is to perform professional work requiring the application and use of concepts, theories, practices and terminology of accounting as well as familiarity with GAAP and IFRS. Execute the preparation, distribution, and reporting process for general accounting functions according to Company policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy in the recording and reporting of all financial transactions for internal and external purposes. Assist in month-end and year-end and audit activities; handling the overflow of work in any functions as business requires.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers to assist in preparation of operating and financial statements
- Prepare and/or post month-end AJE’s and /or standard accruals to meet anticipated liabilities
- Reconcile and analyse all balance sheet accounts
- Reconcile all bank accounts and initiate ACH and Wire Transfers inter-company and domestic
- Process inter-company netting between affiliates and apply payments/receipts to respective accounts
- Provide weekly Sales analysis and daily shipments
- Assist in account number set up and/or maintenance of the chart of accounts
- Keep abreast of sales tax rates and changes
- Assist Controller with maintaining integrity of fixed asset system, record monthly investments and asset retirements, track capital projects, prepare depreciation schedules and fixed assets tagging
- Manage and act on all sales & use tax functions, including timely filing of forms to various states including managing all sales tax audits
- Manage Chase Corporate credit card account through Chase Smart data portal (Additions, Deletions and Approval limits)
- Manage and Process all T&E through Concur software system
- Assist Controller with the completion of month-end, quarter-end and year-end reports for Corporate
- Assist with PBC’s for Year end and Interim Audit
- Prepare and submit timely management/ad hoc reports within established time frame, formats and guidelines
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- BA/BS Accounting degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- CPA preferred, but not required
- Experience with Revenue and Expenses
- Familiar with Cost Accounting
- At least 5-7 years of related experience
- Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel
- Accounting software experience a plus, i.e. Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Fixed Assets and Business Intelligence (BI)
- Must be able to work in the US
Competencies
- Solid problem solving identification
- Excellent verbal and written communications
- Detail and task oriented
- Professional behavior and appearance
- Strong work ethic, honest and ethical
- Proactive, resourceful and ability to multi-task
Key Behaviors
- Are accountable to others
- Have the courage to challenge the status quo
- Are honest with co-workers and customers
- Able to be innovative problem solvers
- Are engaged team members
- Add value to the Company
- Expects excellence of self and others
- Overserves top customers
- Understands, simplifies and acts to improve processes