What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Praxis Packaging?
Overview
Maintain accurate and organized Corporate Consolidated general ledger as well as vendor accounts payable records by executing the Company’s general accounting procedures and practices. Apply these procedures to make clear and accurate accounting records in conjunction with the company’s financial reporting and treasury functions. Position will be required to communicate with staff from all departments in regard to appropriate journal entries and all vendor invoices and accounts as well as directly with the Company’s vendors and suppliers.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for daily processing of vendor invoices; via 3-way matching as well as maintaining appropriate signatures for service type invoicing without purchase orders.
- Assist with month end duties. These duties will include completing balance sheet account activities based on the monthly finance closing schedule as well as general ledger account oversight including account reconciliations.
- Ensuring all vendor invoices are accurately entered into the Company’s financial software
- Be adept to communicating, both verbal and digitally, with organization’s vendors in order to maintain best in class relationships with key stakeholders
- Assist in digitizing finance paperwork
- Prepare proposed payment runs to send to the Controller for approval
- Assist in maintaining vendor relationships as well as answering payment questions or investigating invoice discrepancies.
- Prepare weekly treasury cash requirement report
- Oversee vendor 1099 document information
- Process expense reports for reimbursement and maintain proper GL accounts and timely entering of receipts for corporate credit cards.
- Assist in any other Finance activities as needed.
- Adherence to all Company policies and procedures
- Instills a sense of quality through modeled quality behaviors and mindset
- Ensures proper PPE’s and Safety procedures are followed
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Associates Degree or equivalent combination preferred
- 3-5 years Accounts Payable experience preferred.
- Must be able to analyze data: be familiar with accounting reports
- Basic Mathematical aptitude required
- Comfortable with speaking directly to vendors as well as other organizational staff
- The ability to work independently, without supervision required
- Ability to organize priorities and workload required