Financial Accountant

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Bastian Solutions, a division of Toyota Automated Logistics, is looking for a Financial Accountant
. The Financial Accountant will work as part of the overall Corporate Accounting team, reporting to the Controller and partnering with members of Corporate Accounting, FP&A, and Operations across the organization. This individual will be a key contributor to the Corporate Accounting team and involved in the overall ownership of Bastian Solutions books, reporting, and controls environment.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Partner with overall Corporate Accounting team to execute on month-end close accounting procedures, including but not limited to closure of ERP Modules, recording of manual journal entries, and key account reconciliations
• Assist with daily bank reporting including cash application and working with AR/Collections for proper settlements to customers receivable accounts
• Run, analyze, and maintain reporting of key financial information, metrics, and performance dashboards
• Perform detailed review of financial results vs. expectations, prior periods, and standard KPIs – researching where appropriate and providing analysis to stakeholders
• Use understanding of accounting, best practices, and the business in general to provide input and analysis around key business decisions
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and deep dives into financial results and related processes as needed when independently identified or requested by leadership and/or teammates
• Keep current with changing accounting regulations and ensure Bastian Solutions follows changes and/or when encountering new transactions or situations
• Take ownership of function through identification and implementation of Kaizen opportunities and other common sense continuous improvement efforts, partnering with support functions where appropriate
• Work with Project Accounting organization to ensure compliance with key controls and accurate results from project accounting activities during the period
• Contribute to overall mitigation of business and control risks
• Support the organic and integrated growth of the organization through creation of scalable relevant standard operating procedures
• Work with Internal and External Audit partners to ensure compliance with JSOX requirements around the design and operating effectiveness of key controls
• Contribute to the successful completion of the overall financial statement audit and associated reviews, testing, and other efforts
• Meet with Business Unit leadership across the organization to review results, forecasts, and risks and opportunities when appropriate
• Timely execution of specific task list items and scheduled reports
• Administrative duties performed in a timely manner
• Demonstrates positive attitude, good communications, mutual respect, and teamwork among fellow employees
• Consistently accurate and on-time transactional accounting where required
• Cost savings and overall success of Bastian
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned regardless of if they are directly related to their core job functions

• Travel to Bastian Solutions locations and customers - 10%

• 4 year Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance , or Business
• Experience with providing audit services in a public accounting environment preferred
• Strong customer service focus and positive, growth-oriented mindset
• Experience in corporate business environment preferred
• Critical thinking and business acumen that includes an understanding of all relevant business and accounting cycles and best practices; problem solving
• Strong computer skills with MS Office and ERP, preferably Microsoft Dynamics
• Passion and energy to succeed, proactively seeking excellence
• Responsive to requests
• The flexibility to handle urgent requests during non-traditional work hours when needed
• Detail, process, and compliance oriented
• Strong ethical and compliance mindset; do the right thing even when no one is looking
• Willingness to perform tasks in adjacent areas even when not directly related to job function
• Ability to…