Accountant

he staff accountant must possess strong time management and analytical skills, attention to detail, and solid communication abilities. Strong technology skills are critical, particularly expertise with Microsoft Excel.

What you’ll do:

• Maintaining and ensuring that financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts are maintained in compliance with GAAP.
• Preparing journal entries, account analysis, and assisting with month end closing processes.
• Assisting in the development and review of annual operating and capital budgets.
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations related to manufacturing, payroll, and other accruals.
• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
• Assisting in special projects and ad hoc analysis as needed.
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Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Post payments; scan all payments and attach them in PLEX.
• Application of daily cash receipts.
• Print remittances that are received as well become familiar with customer’s websites and portals to generated reports; ensure invoices will be paid in a timely manner and add information to invoices on the communication log.
• Upload invoices in website as needed.
• Research payment issues, when necessary, on short/over payments.
• Handle miscellaneous billings.
• Process retro billings/adjustments.
• Invoices/tooling invoices - verify that the invoices are correct.
• Log payments on the month-end cash activity log and make sure the Accounting Department balances for the month.
• Charge Credit Cards
• Identify and apply unapplied cash by month end close.
• Enter new customers in customer lists in PLEX.
• Determine new customer credit terms based on Experian report.
• Contact customers on past due invoices and save notes on customer accounts.
• Send month-end statements to customers upon their request.
• Print any missing credit memos and back-up in order to balance for month-end.
• Send customers copies of invoices and packages (invoice, shippers, POS and PO’s) when needed.
• Create weekly AR aging reports for management, including all notes on past due statuses.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong communication skills, ability to work well with teams and upper management
• PLEX ERP system and manufacturing experience preferred
• Strong leadership and team skills and a high desire to excel
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills