Accountant

Join our team as an Accountant and make a meaningful impact on the organization’s financial success. This role goes beyond traditional accounting responsibilities, offering the opportunity to take ownership of key accounting processes, identify efficiencies, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will support daily accounting operations, maintain accurate financial records, assist with month-end close activities, perform account reconciliations, and provide financial analysis that supports informed business decisions.

We are seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to grow with the organization. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset, and a passion for improving processes, enhancing efficiencies, and driving operational excellence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Ziegenfelder Accountant is responsible for:

• Prepare and maintain financial records, reports, general ledger entries, and supporting documentation
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing responsibilities including journal entry preparation and account reconciliations.
• Responsible for the timely filing and paying taxes corporate and state
• Prepare sales tax filings, annual personal property tax filings, and other regulatory reports as needed
• Reporting unclaimed funds to the prospective agencies
• Actively leading and participating in monthly-end inventory sample selection for test counts for all locations including reconciling parts and fabrication inventory
• Support audits by providing requested financial information and documentation
• Support the accounts payable and accounts receivable team
• Partner and provide solutions for accounting irregularities and process improvement
• Ensure compliance with the financial procedures of the organization
• Engage in critical and confidential aspects of financial reporting and accounting department, including understanding key elements of company's risk profile.
• Assist with other ad-hoc accounting projects as necessary. Such projects may include: testing of internal controls, workflow process improvements, and database management to aid in the company meeting budgetary goals.
• Provides department cross training and stability

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Leaders at all levels and in all roles at Ziegenfelder strive to demonstrate leadership competencies. As Senior Financial Accountant, you will demonstrate:

• Integrity: Is direct and truthful, is ethical in making decisions and speaks candidly about tough issues. Is open-minded and listens to tribe members at all levels.  Is widely trusted by others and keeps confidences.
• Self-awareness: Has an accurate picture of strengths and weaknesses and is willing to improve.
• Accountability: Seeks to take responsibility before placing blame. Able to react when unexpected problems arise, and proactive in developing plans to prevent problems from reoccurring.  Admits mistakes, owns failures and commits to deliver expectations and responsibilities.
• Credibility: Makes decisions and problem solves based on regulations, facts, data and science.   Clearly understands and communicates performance standards and expectations to others and is willing to hold self and others accountable to performance standards.
• Commitment: Contributes maximum effort to support company initiatives and is tenacious when problem solving for the good of the tribe and organization. Willing to go above and beyond to support success for others and the company.
• Teamwork: Focuses others’ energy on common goals, priorities and problems. Seeks common ground in an effort to resolve conflicts. Works harmoniously with colleagues and departments.
• Initiative: Works to identify and seize opportunities when they arise. Demonstrates initiative and is motivated to drive improvement.  Skilled at original thought when evaluating problems and developing action plans.  Able to consult with peers and third parties when additional expertise may be needed. 
• Values and gives feedback: Seeks out, responds to, shares, and uses feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 1-3 years of accounting experience
• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment with a high level of intellectual curiosity, and a passion and desire to understand and improve upon business processes.
• Ability to instill a positive team environment. Must be able to communicate comfortably with the shop floor as well as department directors.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to concisely summarize monthly operating results with department directors and others.
• Ability to work in a rigorous environment where priorities can change quickly; strong ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to partner cross functionally, through strong relationship building, influencing, negotiating and communication skills, with all levels of management.
• Skilled with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), as well as experienced with financial reporting and general ledger software applications.

PREFERENCES

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Microsoft Business Central, Fixed Assets CS

LOCATION

• This position is located in Wheeling, West Virginia

Who We Are
The Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions.   
Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer.