General Accountant

Job Status: Exempt (Salary); Full-Time

Wage: $55,000 - 60,000 / year

Position Summary

The General Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and performing a variety of hands-on, daily accounting functions across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and reconciliations. This role is crucial to the timely and accurate financial closing process and requires a detail-oriented professional with strong system proficiency and the ability to provide occasional customer support related to invoicing and payments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

General Ledger (GL) (30%)

• Perform month-end and year-end closing procedures, including the preparation and posting of journal entries, accruals, and intercompany transactions.
• Conduct monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations, including all major accounts such as prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other asset/liability accounts.
• Execute all credit card reconciliations, ensuring transactions are properly coded, documented with receipts, and reconciled to the general ledger promptly.

Accounts Payable (AP) (25%)

• Manage the full-cycle Accounts Payable process, including reviewing invoices for proper authorization, coding, and entry into the accounting system.
• Process vendor payments (checks, ACH, wire transfers) accurately and timely, ensuring adherence to payment terms and internal controls.
• Maintain organized vendor files and manage the annual preparation of 1099 forms.
• Respond to all vendor inquiries regarding payment status and invoice discrepancies.

Accounts Receivable (AR) & Customer Support (45%)

• Process and apply customer payments accurately against outstanding invoices within the accounting system.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable aging reports and perform soft collection activities (email, phone calls) to ensure timely payment from customers.
• Reconcile the AR sub-ledger to the General Ledger monthly.
• Provide direct support to the Customer Service/Inside Sales team by researching and resolving customer billing, invoice, and payment discrepancies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 2 years of progressive experience in a general accounting role with hands-on responsibilities in GL, AP, and AR.
• Proven expertise in performing account reconciliations, specifically complex bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• ERP System Proficiency - Must have hands-on, working experience with one or more major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation).
• Demonstrated ability to handle customer or vendor inquiries with professionalism and a customer-service mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Legal right to work in the United States and commute to our onsite location in Bloomington MN

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience and working knowledge with Microsoft Dynamics GP and/or Oracle NetSuite
• CPA Certification or progress toward certification

Benefits:

• Health (Medical, Vision, Dental), Employer-Paid Life/AD&D Insurance, and time-off

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000 - $60,000