What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Nova Instruments?
Company: Nova Instruments (“Nova Instruments” or “Company”)
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Reports to: North American Controller
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Position Summary:
The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the day-to-day financial record-keeping and reporting activities for the Company. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and motivated team player who possesses accounting experience in a manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for preparing and posting journal entry transactions, reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining the general ledger and performing month-end close procedures. A successful Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to prepare and analyze financial reports and forecasts. The position is located onsite in Nashua, NH.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the preparation of periodic financial statements in accordance with US-GAAP;
- Prepare and review Balance Sheet reconciliations;
- Assist the Finance Director in the month-end close process including opening and closing periods in ERP system (Accumatica/NetSuite), generating Closing Reports, and creating, entering and/or posting applicable journal entries into the ERP system;
- Reconcile all bank accounts and submit timely to the Finance Director for review;
- Maintain all Intercompany accounts and review transactions for appropriateness;
- Create Intergroup invoices and send Intergroup account balance confirmations to applicable company;
- Scan incoming checks for remote deposit into bank;
- Initiate wires and/or ACH in Company’s online bank platform for Finance Director to approve;
- Receive orders from customers, process in Accumatica/NetSuite, and place orders with suppliers;
- Coordinate shipping from suppliers to customers and from the warehouse to customers;
- Prepare and generate customer invoices and review for accuracy;
- Assist the Finance Director with the annual audit by the Company’s Independent Public Accountants, including the annual inventory count;
- Create and distribute annual 1099’s;
- Credit and collections functions as required;
- Reporting (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reports) as requested including variance analysis;
- Other duties not listed as assigned by the Controller;
Experience and Skills:
- 5-7 years of “hands-on” accounting experience; in a manufacturing environment preferred;
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred;
- Financial reporting and analytics;
- Quick learner of ERP systems; experience with NetSuite or Accumatica is a plus;
- Excellent MS Office (including Excel) and computer abilities;
- Superior organizational and time management skills;
- Confident, with the ability to accept and respond to challenges in a fast-paced, results-driven environment;
- Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to effectively present complex topics in a concise manner;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal with people at all levels and in a variety of functions;
- Team player with ability to problem solve effectively and collaboratively;
- Must be able to work independently and within a small team environment;
- Ideal candidate must be able to manage multiple projects at one time and adhere to strict deadlines.
Compensation
- Salary, dependent on candidate experience with 10% bonus potential
- 3 weeks annual paid vacation and sick time
- Company Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, and 401K (with match)
Company Overview:
Founded in 2010, Nova Instruments is a premium quality provider of high-tech analytical instrumentation for a broad range of scientific and industrial applications serving the Aerospace, Automotive, Oil and Gas, and Renewable Energy markets among others. Nova Instruments’ established brands design, develop, and manufacture industry-leading test and measurement systems that reliably gather mission-critical data across numerous applications such as Experimental Fluid Mechanics; Spray, Gas and Combustion Diagnostics; Strain/Stress and Non-Destructive Testing.