Senior Accountant

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant is primarily responsible for leading the accounting and finance functions for the company.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

General:

• Complete month-end close process, including preparing journal entries with supporting documentation
• Record all bank transactions on the GL including interbank account transfers, overdraft loans and advances and automated payments
• As part of monthly close process reconcile GL bank account transactions to bank statement transactions for the period by the 5th working day following month end close
• Manage functions of A/P, A/R, and payroll process
• Complete special projects as required
• Weekly hours required 40

Payables/Credit Cards/Expense reports:

• Ensure all vendor invoices are reviewed, coded, approved, and entered in our SAPB1 payables system in a timely manner.
• Respond to vendor inquiries and resolve outstanding issues, which may include working with various internal departments and managers.
• Complete vendor credit applications as needed.
• Manage vendor accounts by obtaining Form W-9’s and monitoring payment terms and discount opportunities.
• Ensure all vendors are paid in accordance with their payment terms and method of payment.
• Prepare check runs for approval and payment.
• Prepare ACH and Wire payment runs.
• Ensure the monthly accounts payable closing is timely and accurate and all expenses incurred in the period are recorded in the period. Complete Reconcile of the accounts payable aging.
• Process monthly credit card payments and prepare monthly journal entries to record.
• Verify that payment transactions comply with company financial policies and procedures.
• Review employee expense reports and related supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness and obtain approvals before submitting for payment.

Receivables/Collections:

• Prepare customer invoices based on specific product delivery, shipping and credit terms.
• Assist with credit and collections activity as needed including contacting customers directly.
• Prepare and distribute weekly customer receivables aging report. Identify collection issues.

Supervision Received

President

Supervision Exercised

None

Qualifications and Skills

• 1 years of accounting experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA, CGMA and/or MBA a plus
• Prior experience with MRP accounting software. SAP Business One experience a plus
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) or similar software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience leading an accounting department
• A positive, team-oriented person to lead the organization and proactively interface with the entire organization
• Strong technical accounting, financial planning, and analysis skills
• Self-motivated and willing to learn new areas and concepts
• Hands on experience with cost accounting