What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Primex?
Position is based in Richmond, IN
ICC Industries Inc. has a great opportunity for you! ICC Industries Inc., the parent company of Primex Plastics Corporation, serves as a holding company that is active in trading, distribution, marketing, and manufacturing (primarily specialty chemicals, plastics, and related products), both domestically and internationally.
We are currently seeking a detail-oriented and QuickBooks-savvy Staff Accountant to join our Finance & Accounting team. This role is ideal for someone with strong general accounting experience, excellent computer and technical skills, and high-level Excel proficiency.
We offer rewarding and challenging career opportunities, as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package. A career with ICC means you’ll enjoy a work environment that allows you to learn, grow, and succeed in whatever you put your mind to, both personally and professionally. This position combines traditional accounting responsibilities with technical expertise, requiring strong analytical skills, a high degree of accuracy, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, depending on experience level.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Manage day-to-day accounting activities using QuickBooks, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and payroll processing
• Make accurate and timely bi-weekly online payments, including vendor payments, warehouse inventory reporting, cash management, and booking of cash receipts
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded in compliance with GAAP
• Perform detailed account analysis and reconciliations to identify variances and investigate discrepancies
• Assist with various renewals of insurance policies, surveys, and other similar tasks
• Use advanced Excel functions (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, conditional formatting) to build and maintain financial models and dashboards
• Assist in automating manual processes using Excel-based tools
• Support timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, and account reconciliations
• Assist with audit inquiries
• Manage intercompany transactions, including billing back subsidiaries for shared expenses or services
• Perform quarterly and monthly intercompany reconciliations and reporting to ensure accurate elimination and consolidation entries
• Calculate and record quarterly interest on intercompany loans and balances, ensuring proper documentation and consistency with internal agreements
• Perform various ad-hoc analyses and reconciliations as needed
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA a plus
• Minimum 2 years of experience in general accounting preferred
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks preferred
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Excel and experience working with large datasets
• Excellent cross-functional communication and project management abilities
What’s in it for you?
• Competitive compensation package
• A full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; prescription drug plan; paid vacation and personal time; company-paid holidays; company-paid life insurance; supplemental life for employee/spouse/dependents; company-paid short- and long-term disability programs; educational assistance plan; dependent scholarship program; and employee assistance program
• A 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
