Senior Accountant
Job details
This employee will be responsible for the general accounting functions, including preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers, and performing account and bank reconciliations. A successful candidate must be a self-starter, comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-based environment, with extreme attention to detail, each trait necessary to reach common objectives with aggressive schedules and possess 7-10 years of accounting experience in a capital equipment manufacturing environment. Tasks and Responsibilities
- Check and verify source documents, such as invoices, receipts, and database entries
- Allocate and post financial transaction details from subsidiary books to General Ledger
- Reconcile and balance all accounts
- Daily reconciliation and reporting of cash balances
- Collate and analyze account data and generate financial reports
- Track and maintain inventory records
- Maintain internal control systems
- Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Prepare checks, payments, and bank deposits
- Monitor and resolve bank issues, including fee anomalies and check differences
- Prepare and process payroll
- Comply with relevant reporting requirements
- Review and process expense report
- Calculate and prepare tax payments
- Prepare tax computations and maintain tax payment schedule
- Assist with budget preparation/audits
- Maintain complete filing system to support financial records
- BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
- 5 to 10 years' experience in accounting
- 7 - 10 years in a manufacturing environment
- PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment) and strong working knowledge of ERP Database type software and Excel is preferred.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting and bookkeeping principles and procedures
- Knowledge of data management and financial data analysis
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
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