General Accountant

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT (MANUFACTURING)

Department: Finance
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Positions Supervised: None
Revision: 251016
Travel Required: 0%

General accountant related functions including accounts payable of vendor invoices, efforts to collect payment from customers for past‑due invoices, general journal entries and month‑end accounting related activities. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.

• Accounts Receivable
  • Collections – email account statements to customers
  • Follow‑up and request payment on delinquent accounts via email and phone
• Accounts Payable
  • Setup of new vendor in system
  • Posting invoices from freight forwarders for shipments to customers
  • Pay vendors with credit card and apply the payment within the system
• Other
  • Petty cash reconciliation
  • Year‑end distribution of 1099s
  • Sales tax accruals
  • Sales tax filings (quarterly)
• Office Administration
  • Answering phone calls
  • Check main voicemail
  • Greeting visitors
  • Breakroom and conference room management
• Other projects/tasks as assigned by management
• Act as back‑up for the following areas, to cover these positions when needed:
  • Customer billing of manufactured items
  • Month‑end Close
    • Balancing petty cash
    • General ledger reconciliation
  • Accounts Receivable
    • Generate customer invoices
    • Process daily deposit with bank

• Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not necessary
• Experience: 1–3 years of experience
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Microsoft Office applications, Internet, Business Central ERP
• Certificates & Licenses: None

• General Office

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Business Acumen – Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken words.
• Communication, Written – Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Enthusiastic – Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Judgment – Ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Motivation – Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Problem Solving – Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work‑related problems.
• Quality – Ability to perform to the best of their ability and produce quality work on a consistent basis.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time
• Years
  
  Experience:
  
  1–3 years
• Bonus/Commission:
  No