Staff Accountant

Facility:  Trenton Plants

General Description

This position reports directly to the Controller and is accountable for performing general accounting assignments, analyzing the balance sheet, accounts receivable, and other general accounting responsibilities are required.

Specific Duties

• Prepares account reconciliations actively investigates reconciling items and proposes resolution.

• Responsible for all accounts receivable activities.

• Prepares accounting related reports.

• Assists with monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.

• Support physical inventories and cycle counts.

• Prepares and analyzes journal entries; proposes adjustments as necessary.

• Assists in the analysis and interpretation of accounting records for use by management, as required.

• Maintain company internal control policies.

• Assist with accounts payable and payroll as needed.

• Special monthly projects as needed.

• Follow all applicable environmental, health and safety rules and procedures and immediately report all dangerous situations, near-misses, and injuries.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Knowledge Accounting Principles.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel.

• Attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving and ability to adjust focus. 

This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Personal Protective Equipment

The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area. 

• Safety Glasses conforming to ANSI Z87.1 or higher 
• Steel Toe Safety Shoes conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910 
• Hearing protection conforming to OSHA General Industry Standards 29 CFR 1910  

Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is exempt.   Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above.   Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.