Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

Overview

Position Title:

Accountant

Reports to:

Controller

Position Summary: The Accountant is responsible for analyzing financial information and preparing financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within the organization. The Accountant will be a business partner to members of management, supporting field sales with expense reports and other business partners with budget analysis.

• Prepare, examine, reconcile and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness.
• Manage G/L system including account maintenance, month/quarter end procedures, and account reconciliation.
• Analyze data and turn it into meaningful information (reports, recommendations, etc.).
• Act as a business partner to commercial and operations personnel with expense reporting and budget vs actual analysis.
• Participate in annual business and long range planning processes, including departmental expense budgeting.
• Match, code, and post customer payments to Accounts Receivable ledger.
• Perform the financial aspects of our vehicle fleet management program (insurance, maintenance, leases, etc.) and conduct training for new hires.
• Assist both internal and external auditors during audit engagements.
• Assist with process documentation review and financial documentation cleanup.
• Maintain good internal control procedures to safeguard company assets in accordance with our financial policy and US GAAP.
• Assist and/or lead assigned projects focusing on continuous improvement by applying key 80/20, PLS, and US a principles and techniques. Make process improvement/efficiency recommendations.
• Maintains focus on continuous improvement by applying 80/20, PLS, and US a principles/technique and makes process improvement recommendations to management.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.

• 1-2 years accounting experience in related field
• Audit experience a plus
• Knowledge of ERP systems a plus
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent data entry, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Capable of working independently and managing to deadlines
• Able to be diversified, to multi-task, and to prioritize
• Excellent communication and people skills including ability to read, write, and communicate using the English language
• Ability to partner with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational objectives
• Proficient in the knowledge and use of MS Office
• Able to travel to for training, operational visits, and meetings, as necessary
• Knowledge of US GAAP reporting requirements and experience in their application