Senior Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with our established schedule and with input from the rest of the Accounting Team
• Full cycle accounting: apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to analyze financial information and prepare both external and management based financial reports
• Month and year-end close process- general journal entries, accruals, account analysis and reconciliation of accounts
• Responsible for the cost accounting function including cycle count auditing and monitoring, standard cost roll process, preparation and review of the inventory E&O reserve, preparation and review of manufacturing variances and inventory management and reconciliation
• Prepares flash reports and quarterly P&L and Balance Sheet forecasts and annual Financial Plans.
• Supports the Corporate internal audit process
• Supports Controller with special projects as assigned
• Participates in process improvement initiatives
• Aids in establishing and performing internal control guidelines and testing
• Contributes to the development of internal financial policies and procedures
• Maintains well-documented work papers and instructions for journal entries and account reconciliations
• Organizes and reviews various accounting reports with feedback to management
• Assists in coordination of annual budget and periodic forecasting
• Ad-hoc projects & reporting as assigned
• Candidate must show a desire to improve processes and results while maintaining essential accuracy and communication that supports adherence of all Corporate and Segment reporting.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• 5 or more years of progressive experience in Accounting or Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Experience with manufacturing, inventory and cost accounting concepts
• Knowledgeable in intercompany transactions and eliminations and foreign currency.
• Experience with Hyperion, IFS and/or SmartView a plus.
• Detail oriented, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Interpersonal skills with ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and work in a team environment as well as external parties.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with a multinational corporate structure preferred.
• Strong computer skills including good knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite and experience with a major ERP system. Strong Excel skills required.
• Experience with multiple currencies.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Language: Excellent oral, written and verbal interpersonal and presentation communication skills. The ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and work in a team environment.
• Work Skills: Solid working knowledge of GAAP, Cost Accounting, and ERP systems. Excellent project management, analytical, and organizational skills.

• Physical Requirements: 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 sit; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Working Conditions: 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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.
• Personal Attributes- Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization and with groups in remote locations. Also, must be able to demonstrate strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis. Candidate must have a high level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation. Candidate must show a desire to improve processes and results while maintaining essential accuracy and communication that supports adherence of all Corporate and Segment reporting