Senior Accountant {SE

Accounting Position

Summary:

The position handles various aspects of accounting such as direct responsibility for reviewing and maintaining general ledger expense accounts, administering, reviewing and processing accounts receivables and payables, administering all aspects of billing/collections, cash accounting including receipts, disbursements and bank reconciliation, and producing various accounting and financial reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Provide accurate and timely financial reporting of daily cash and weekly aging balance
• Work with customers and internal customer services account managers to resolve any billing differences
• Reconcile customer A/R balances with electronic billing systems
• Complete and provide accounts receivable updates to senior staff and customer service
• Work to bring all receivable balances to current status
• Assist in reconciling general ledger accounts on a monthly basis
• Prepare monthly sales by customer reports
• Review expense accounts monthly for incorrectly posted items and record j/e to reclassify
• Provide accurate reporting of daily sales, new and open orders
• Provide daily GP reporting to internal managers and provide additional analysis as needed
• Work with HR Manager to reconcile Employee loan balances on monthly basis
• Provide employee tooling usage reports to managers on weekly / monthly basis
• Reconcile bank accounts on monthly basis
• Maintains fixed asset additions, disposals and reconciles to ensure Company stays within budget
• Communicate intercompany balances and reconcile differences
• Review vendor invoices, GL posting codes and process invoices for payment
• Provide backup to AR/AP accounting clerk as needed
• Assists in preparing monthly financial management reviews (internal)
• Review un-invoiced receipts and contact vendors to clean-up listing of open items on a monthly basis
• Resolve AP invoice discrepancies, correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
• Review and post cash receipts, accounts receivable receipts and accounts receivable invoices
• Assists with monthly financial closings
• Participates in continuous improvement projects throughout the year
• Provide accounting support to staff as needed
• Ad hoc projects as assigned by the Director, Finance or President
• Assists with annual financial audit and physical inventory

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Written and Oral Expression
• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Active Learning
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Computer

Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be considered which would allow the employee to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.