SR SPECIALIST ACCOUNTING

The Senior Financial Accountant is one of three accounting roles reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager.   The position requires the demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and will work in a group responsible for financial statement preparation, monthly financial statement close and general ledger reconciliations, treasury activities, payroll and commission accounting and reporting, fixed asset accounting, lease accounting and various tax and other governmental filings.

Job Duties and Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                      

• Responsible for a variety of financial statement closing activities including journal entries, account reconciliations, cost center expense analysis in SAP or BPCS ERP environment

• Preparation and verification of financial statements including divisional income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow and other financial analysis including customer and gross margin reporting utilizing Business Intelligence queries *

• Treasury function activities including preparation of cash forecasting model, quarterly goods receipts to invoice receipts analysis and resolution with accounts payable team, bank reconciliations, daily cash reporting, Swap and other derivative analysis and accounting, setup of electronic payment information within the Company’s banking software, review and approval of bi-weekly payment runs and new vendor due diligence reviews *

• Preparation and verification of state sale/use, franchise and excise tax filings, prepare and coordinate information for third party tax provider to prepare the annual federal and state income tax provision and filings, prepare property tax declarations and prepare, coordinate and review various governmental information (census) requests.  *

• Maintain and record fixed asset transactions in the Company’s fixed asset system (Sage), including depreciation, preparation of fixed asset roll forwards, preparation and verification of the enterprise capital report, review of capital expenditure requests and subsequent system setup of newly approved projects. *

• Maintain and record lease transactions in ASC 842 tool, maintain and record comprehensive lease schedule for property and equipment lease agreements.   Assist with lease analysis to determine appropriate accounting classification. *

• Insurance and risk management functions including preparation of annual insurance renewal information requests for the Company’s insurance broker and preparation and verification of insurance schedules *

• Responsible for payroll accounting functions including journal entry upload from payroll system (Paycom), reconciliation from payroll system to general ledger, payroll related balance sheet reconciliations and preparation and verification of paid leave accrual *

• Coordinate monthly commission payments, system setup of new brokers and accurate monthly calculation of commission accrual *

• Preparation and verification of various annual auditor requests, interaction with external and internal audit team reviewing processes, testing samples and other schedules.

• Assist in preparation of Company’s external financial statements including footnote disclosures, lender required reporting including calculation and verification of covenant calculations

• Assist in Company’s annual budget process by updating excel planning templates and coordinating with cost center leaders for timely submission.    Preparation of various budget to actual analysis throughout the year.   

• Complete special projects as requested.

* Responsibility falls within the Senior Accounting group as a whole and each individual Senior Accountant may perform some, all or none of the duties and responsibilities listed

Qualifications                                                                                                                                                                                     

The Senior Financial Accountants are expected to possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities in order to be successful in this position:

• Bachelor’s degree required with a BA/BS in Accounting

• 5+ years of related accounting experience.  Manufacturing experience is a plus

• CPA or CMA preferred

• Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency

• Excellent communication skills -- both written and oral

• Time management - ability to prioritize workload, manage one’s own time and work independently

• Proficient in Excel and other Office 365 tools

Proficiency Standards/Competencies                                                                                                                                           

The Senior Financial Accountants are expected to possess the following personal skills:

• Integrity - Acts ethically, maintaining a commitment to honesty and truth in all facets of behavior that builds the trust of others

• Work Ethic - Delivers accurate, timely and consistent results while understanding the need to balance short-term sacrifice for long-term gain

• Commitment - Strives to become a dynamic, dedicated and engaged contributor to the finance function who is committed to the standards and mission of the company and who demonstrates a willingness to grow professionally

• Adaptability – Possess capacity to modify actions or behaviors when there is change and willingness to learn alternative approaches

• • Team player – ability to interact proactively and cooperatively to support the company’s strategic initiatives

• • Critical thinking - using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment.

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 talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.