Senior Staff Accountant

Summary: The position is responsible for supporting the day-to-day general accounting activities of the division. This includes general accounting, bank cash management and general ledger activity. Supports financial activities of the organization by performing the following duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Post cash receipts via Coupa bank statements to the general ledger.
• Communicates with banks as needed for day-to-day transactional problem resolution.
• Month end rebilling and management fees.
• Reconcile inter-company sales and purchases as part of the month end closing process.
• Month end journal entry and support.
• Responsible for timely sales and use tax calculations and filing.
• Support for fixed asset creation and maintenance with plant controllers.
• Preparation of month end SOX control documentation.
• Provide support for annual internal and external SOX/financial audits.
• Assist in month end closing as required.
• Assist in monthly analysis of operating expenses versus budgets.
• Tax documentation requests.
• Follows all food safety procedures and practices to promote our food safety culture.
• Assist in other projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position does not have any direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA and/or MBA is a plus.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Must possess a high degree of integrity.
• Strong communication and organizational skills in order to effectively interact with all levels of management.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting principles, such as US GAAP and internal control / SOX.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and deductive reasoning skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze relevant information to draw conclusions and make informed judgments.
• Ability to develop systems and methods of operation in order to ensure proper financial reporting.
• Time management skills including ability to prioritize and organize work to maximize efficiency. Strong computer spreadsheet modeling and word processing skills (i.e. MS Office).

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills: Knowledge of JDE Accounting software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. While preforming the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Ability to travel approximately 5%-10% of the time

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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