Senior Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

Requirements

• At least 5-7 years relevant accounting experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, Finance, or related quantitative field
• Experience processing a high volume of invoices and/or purchase orders
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy; Ability to follow up on pending issues and meet tight deadlines
• Meticulous and self-motivated individual with good interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Open to change and willing to learn new skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and supporting documentation during the corporate monthly financial close.
• Assist the Plant Controller with performing balance sheet reconciliations during the corporate monthly financial close.
• Assist the Plant Controller with completing bi-weekly forecasts and the annual budget.
• Support analyses to improve forecast accuracy and operational decision making.
• Take weekly and monthly inventories, including raw material, spare parts, and consumable inventories.
• Ensure the accurate accounting of finished goods inventory shipped from the operating plant location to the port location.
• Monitor the plant’s load out function to ensure that all loads leaving are recorded in the software system daily.
• Effective communication with the port’s Office Manager to ensure that all loads leaving the plant were subsequently received by the port.
• Timely resolution of any daily reconciling items or potential inventory discrepancies.
• Support corporate AP clerk through the following tasks:
• Assist in reconciling invoices to purchase orders, purchase requisitions, and receiving reports for goods and services (three-way matching).
• Ensure that appropriate sales tax is either included on the vendor invoice or tracked on a daily log to assist Plant Controller with the monthly accrual and payment.
• Assist with obtaining appropriate approval for payment of invoices received that do not have a purchase requisition or purchase order number.
• Review for the accurate coding and timely processing of invoices. Investigate and resolve all discrepancies associated with the processing of invoices.
• Review the coding of purchase orders and confirm the appropriate accounting treatment of invoices including prepaid expenses and fixed assets.
• Ensure transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.