What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant Specialist position at Spectrum Plastics Group?
Job Details
Job Location: PPC - Pleasant Prairie - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Description
This role will serve as a resource for the Pleasant Prairie, WI Finance/Accounting team. Key responsibilities include providing accounting support through processing of daily business sales transactions, performing accounts payable activities and assisting with the maintenance of customer price updates. This position reports directly to the Pleasant Prairie Controller.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Daily execution of sales invoicing transactions
- Maintain customer Sales Tax and Use Certificates
- Accounts Payable assistance for Spectrum’s Costa Rica location
- Provide backup for local AP functions
- Assist with customer price updates related to market changes
- Perform ad hoc tasks as needed to support accounting department
- Helps ensure financial integrity of results by adhering to site and corporate policies, including SOX compliance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field preferred but not required with relevant work history.
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience in finance or accounting in manufacturing environment.
- Moderate Excel skills required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently, as well as willingness to accept and task ownership of new responsibilities in a fast-growing environment.
- Additional requirements include a working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and the ability to multi-task with moderate supervision. Experience with ERP Accounting system (IQMS) and Salesforce.com is a plus.