Accounting Generalist

This position is responsible for performing daily functions within the accounting department inclusive of those directly engaged in cross-collaboration with teams outside of accounting and finance.  In addition, this role serves as a fully cross-trained back-up for transactional accounts receivable and accounts payable duties. This role does not have any direct supervisory duties but collaboration on tasks within the team is required.

• Responsible for performing various accounting tasks including but not limited to:
  • Lead expense reporting, compliance, and communication including operating within Certify to complete approvals, reporting and transactions. Perform the reconciliation between the Certify platform and AMEX transactions and record general ledger activity as required. 
  • Liaise with HR on discrepancies or questions related to policy and communicate internally on feedback related to the expense report process.
  • Calculates Motus transactions and requests payment.
  • Verify Contract and Admin Fee transactions.
  • Serves as the central accounting representative with intercompany entities to record, review, and track intercompany A/R and A/P. Coordinate payment schedules.
  • Set up new AP vendors by collecting the appropriate paperwork, checking authenticity of banking information and creating new vendor IDs within ERP (Traverse).  
  • Key sample report, group claims and other transactions to assist supervisor’s and management’s reporting requests.
  • Assist in distributor-related reconciliations and reporting requirements
• Assist with soft close each month including transactions related to:
  • AP and PO reconciliations
  • Inventory-related investigations
  • Calculate and inputs monthly promo reclass
  • Assist in AP and AR duties as needed
  • Perform certain account reconciliations to support month end close
• Provide support for the annual audit by gathering documentation, preparing walkthroughs, and assisting with auditor inquiries.
• Crosstrain and act as a backup to AP and AR on all duties. Role does not have day-to-day responsibility but will be able to serve as a back-up for periods of heavier workload / transaction volume or to cover team outages.
• Engage in critical and confidential aspects of accounting.  Be a source of knowledge on Traverse (ERP) for Finance related items
• Ensure compliance with the financial procedures of the organization and the law.
• Works with confidential data, which, if disclosed, might have significant internal effect or minor external effect.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years related experience.

Other Skills

• Language skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public group, and/or boards of directors.
• Mathematical skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of information.
• Computer skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Competencies

• Communication: Effectively communicate with internal and external business partners by sharing expertise to encourage accomplishment of shared business goals. 
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Actively support and collaborate with peers and team members to contribute to overall company success.
• Knowledge: Display knowledge of department, applicable products, services and business objectives. Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset through continued professional and personal development.
• Accountability: Follow through with tasks and responsibilities in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Work Quality: Produces results, meets goals, and provides services that meets or exceeds EHOB’s standards.
• Adaptability: Readily and effectively adapts way of working, thinking and acting in response to changing workplace conditions, targets or goals.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate ability to understand a situation or obstacle from all perspectives.
• EHOB Ambassador: Reflect EHOB’s mission, vision and values.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EHOB does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status or military service.