Staff Accountant

SUMMARY

Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conduct monthly and  quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
• Assist with month end closing as directed including journal preparation and entry
• Sales, use, and property tax compliance
• Assist in planning, budgeting, and forecasting of expenses.
• Assist with annual independent audit as needed
• Prepare monthly plant analysis to aide management in evaluating financial performance
• Responsible for record retention policy and maintenance of records area 
• Fixed Asset Accounting Software, including depreciation calculations
• Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs
• Manage inventory accounting system, Inventory reports and analysis. Participate in physical inventories as needed.
• Capital projects audits
• Daily roll forward of A/R and Cash, Cash Journals and Cash Reconciliation
• Perform other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None at this time

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 (B.A.) in Accounting and a minimum of one year applicable work experience. Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process. Experience with accounting software systems and ERP experience with Oracle/SAP/Plex/Invex preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The ability to read, analyze and interpret financial reports, and legal documents. The ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or regulatory agencies.  To effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety to technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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 may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.