Senior Staff Accountant

Summary

Senior Staff Accountant will work closely with the Assistant Controller / Corporate Controller and must have cost accounting and journal entry experience. Possess an understanding of general accounting principles, financial reporting, and a working knowledge of PC-based accounting software.

• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and conformance of transaction coding to standards and policies.
• Scrutinize intercompany reconciliations/eliminations to ensure data integrity.
• Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and account balances are accurately stated in accordance with GAAP and Company policy.
• Prepare and examine financial reports with an eye for accuracy and compliance.
• Preparation of the company consolidation including foreign currency translations and intercompany eliminations.
• Responsible for revenue and cost accounting on company projects. Maintain, reconcile, and analyze COGS and Revenue by project.
• Maintains and balances accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, reports and records by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information.
• Reports the percentage of completion revenue recognition.
• Prepare, manage, and support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Heavy involvement with external auditors as required to provide support when requested.
• Management and reconciliation of general ledger sub-ledgers.
• Provide sales tax preparation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field.
• CPA (preferred) or pursuit of designation.
• Minimum 5 years related, professional accounting and finance experience with some background in manufacturing. Exposure to percentage‑of‑completion accounting is preferred.
• Strong Excel experience including formulas, pivot tables and v‑lookups.
• Strong GAAP knowledge.

None.

This position may require a government security clearance; a U.S. Citizen is required for consideration.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum in order to be considered for employment.

• Can interpret financial data contained in reports and ledgers.
• Performs day‑to‑day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Works in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ensures that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems.
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

• Environment: indoors, production and office, temperature controlled.
• Exposure: dirt, dust, grease and/or oil; noisy environment.
• Work Hours:
  
  Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines.
• Travel Requirements: up to 10% of the time.
• Physical Demands:
  Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds; picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers; prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO is the Law | E-Verify.