What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Mahaska?
As an Accountant at Mahaska, this job reports to one of the Directors / Managers from the Finance Leadership team, and may provide service and support to several areas across Finance and Accounting, including but not limited to:
Monthly Job Functions (Functions below are wide ranging, and will be better defined dependent on the Skill Set of the selected candidate)
General Responsibilities
Additional Responsibilities
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Experience: 0 to 5 years Relevant Financial Experience
Technical Skills: Must be computer literate and be proficient with Microsoft Excel & Word
Other Skills: Must possess good communication skills, be accurate and be detail oriented.
This job description is general in nature and serves as a guide to your job responsibilities. It
should be understood that management may periodically add, modify, or change these job
responsibilities.
This job description is not to be construed as creating any type of employment contract or
guarantee of employment or other employment benefit between you and MBC Management
Co Inc.
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Inventory
- Revenue
- Cost of Goods Sold
- Prepaid Assets
- Cash / Cash Equivalents
- Other General Ledger Accounts
- Insight and Analysis
- Process Building / Enhancement
Monthly Job Functions (Functions below are wide ranging, and will be better defined dependent on the Skill Set of the selected candidate)
- Prepare assigned Monthly Account Reconciliations. Ensuring all assigned accounts proper reconcile, notating variances where applicable and ensuring disconnects are driven to resolution.
- Analyzes assigned General Ledger accounts. Reviews trends, data anomalies, and opportunities to eliminate waste or unnecessary spend.
- Reconciliation of perpetual inventory counts from the Warehouse Team. Ensuring a strong control environment between physical and virtual inventory.
- Complete the monthly financial close process, ensuring all relevant journal entries are completed on time and accurately.
- Completes monthly Sales and Use Tax calculations and submissions. Ensures Mahaska is always current and in compliance with its tax liabilities.
- Complete weekly Accounts Payable, ensuring Vendors are paid timely, and are only paid following proper internal control checkpoints are validated.
- Resolve invoice disputes and Customer billing inquiries by addressing any Customer questions or concerns. Customer requests need to be addressed promptly to ensure positive relationships with Vendors / Suppliers are maintained.
- Ensure completion of proper due diligence for Accounts Payable optionality around early payments that offer discounts.
- Collaborate with other Departments to implement best practices, enhance automation, and continually look for ways to generate process improvements.
- Produce Monthly Analysis reports that help drive better business decision making.
- Solve ad hoc accounting problems, support ad hoc analysis, and special projects.
General Responsibilities
- Communicate with co-workers and outside business associates in a respectful, courteous, and cooperative manner.
- Ensure stakeholders have proper data driven insight into financial areas under Management purview.
- Maintain an organized and neat work area.
- Promote and maintain the Mahaska brand at all times.
- Know, understand and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
Additional Responsibilities
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Experience: 0 to 5 years Relevant Financial Experience
Technical Skills: Must be computer literate and be proficient with Microsoft Excel & Word
Other Skills: Must possess good communication skills, be accurate and be detail oriented.
This job description is general in nature and serves as a guide to your job responsibilities. It
should be understood that management may periodically add, modify, or change these job
responsibilities.
This job description is not to be construed as creating any type of employment contract or
guarantee of employment or other employment benefit between you and MBC Management
Co Inc.