Job Details: Job Title: Accountant Location: East Granby CT Duration: 6+ Months (Potential Temp to Permanent)Responsibilities:
- Assists the Division Controller with the monthly Close process, including general ledger journal entries, account reconciliations and transmission supporting schedules.
- Maintains continual accuracy of the general ledger, including balance sheet reconciliations with a focus on timely and proper identification and disposition of reconciling items.
- Calculates monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual Royalty, Rebate & Commission payments.
- Prepares and processes Debit and Credit Memos with other Divisions, BAHQ and Corporate.
- Owns the Fixed Asset (including Tooling) accounting process.
- Tracking approved Capital Asset Acquisition Requests ( CAAR s).
- Coordination with Division Management to timely capitalize and physically tag new assets.
- Monthly depreciation/amortization.
- Ad hoc disposals and transfers o Monthly cycle counts with the assistance of Division Facilities.
- Balances inventory daily, including coordination with Purchasing/Shipping/Receiving personnel to timely resolve variances.
- Prepares Sales & Use Tax workpapers for Division Controller monthly filings.
- Provides support to ensure control environment is in place and operating effectively, including assistance in quarterly Controls Testing/Review.
- Monitors Vouchers Payable Report weekly and works with Shared Services Accounts Payable Associate and Division Purchasing/Shipping/Receiving personnel to disposition aged items.
- Investigates and proposes resolution to ad hoc issues encountered by Shared Services Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll.
- Owns the recording of all Payroll transactions processed by Shared Services Payroll, including proper and timely disposition of suspense transactions.
- Supports annual physical inventory and cycle counting requirements.
- Provides quarterly CAT reports to Corporate Tax (currently Ohio and Oregon).
- Tracks and properly amortizes all Prepaid expenses.
- Calculates weekly Utilization, Efficiency and Overtime for Monday morning meetings with BAHQ upper management.
- Prepares monthly Europe & Asia Sales reports for BAHQ.
- Maintains the integrity of the Division's data in the Corporate Sales and Orders database.
- Monitors for, and prepares, payment requests for those vendors paid by wire (i.e., versus check or ACH).
- Ensures all financial reporting deadlines are met (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually).
- Performs various financial analyses and special projects as requested/directed by Divisional Management, BAHQ and Corporate.
- Backs up Division Controller as required.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of related financial experience in public or private accounting.
- Effectiveness in a lean team environment.
- High level of organization with attention to detail and minimal rework (i.e., accurate the first time through).
- Critical thinking; strong analytical/problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal assistance.
- Strong self-motivation with high standards.
- Focus on results (prioritizes timeliness/accuracy/completeness over time served ).
- Ability to manage simultaneous work assignments and projects.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.
- Strong Computer skills in MS Office such as Word, Excel, Power Point, SharePoint and other web applications.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
- CPA or CMA desired.