What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Basler Electric Company?
SENIOR GENERAL ACCOUNTANT
JOB SUMMARY: This position is a senior member in the Accounting/Finance department who will provide a high level of analytical support and take on lead roles in projects. This also entails providing support for areas of needs that may arise within the department, including the support of the general accountants. This position will also be responsible for identifying potential areas of opportunity within the department and driving solutions to accomplish these. This offers a wide exposure to the various accounting functions within the Company. Much of the involvement will be in certain daily, monthly, and annual processes of the finance department, which includes monthly and annual closings, budgeting, physical inventory, and may also include payroll, tax, and/or cost accounting functions as may be assigned.
REPORTS TO: Corporate Controller
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
* Lead and take ownership of projects from start to finish. This includes identifying a project timeline, resources needed, and managing the project to ensure it is completed accurately and timely.
* Support other areas within the department when technical or capacity issues arise.
*Prepare and process certain monthly and annual financial close processes in an accurate and timely fashion. May also include preparation of monthly financial statements for distribution to ownership and senior management.
*Provide detailed account and activity analysis to prepare certain general ledger journal entries.
*Prepare and maintain certain monthly analysis and reconciliations for the year-end financial
close process.
*Review and maintain audit schedules for the year-end audit process.
*Participate in the budget process, including preparation of the appropriate
schedules and analysis.
*Ensure certain general ledger transactions are recorded and classified accurately and timely.
*Other responsibilities may be assigned to include:
*Responsibility for tracking and maintaining fixed assets
* Certain cost accounting responsibilities, including analysis of cost of sales variances, developing profitability analysis for the sales quoting process, analyzing product mix analysis, bill of material and routing analysis, etc.
*Preparations and filings of Corporate sales & use, property, franchise tax returns.
*Support International divisions with monthly close.
*Provide support when needed to the general accountants.
*Assist in identifying areas of improvement and developing procedures within the team to improve efficiencies (Work Instructions)
*Perform other duties and special projects as requested.
REQUIREMENTS:
*Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related Business degree.
*Minimum of 5 years experience
*Ability to apply a broad knowledge of accounting principles to a variety
of corporate accounting activities ranging from routine daily transactions
to complex analyses.
*Competent in use of Microsoft office applications and experience in
Oracle software is a plus.
*Willingness to travel as needed.
BENEFITS:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance; a 401k plan; paid leaves for Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Jury Duty, Bereavement; tuition reimbursement. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
COMPENSATION:
We anticipate filling this position as a Sr. General Accountant with an expected compensation range of $90,000 - $103,500. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.
E.O.E. Minority/Female/Disabled Veteran
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 - $103,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $90,000 - $103,500