What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at BSC Industries?
Summary:
The Senior Accountant will report to the Accounting Manager and will be a crucial part of the accounting team, responsible for a broad range of accounting and finance related functions. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, analytical, customer service minded, motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment. This exciting role will allow the selected candidate to play a crucial part in developing and improving our accounting practices as well as providing financial data to support FP&A initiatives.
· On-site 5 days a week for the first 90 days then Hybrid, 1- WFH day
Responsibilities:
- Support the Accounting Manager with month-end activities, including preparation of journal entries, GL account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
- Help prepare supporting schedules for the monthly reporting package
- Work with Accounting Manager & CFO to provide data analysis regarding Gross Profit, sales by customer/branch, operating expenses, budget variances, and inventory movement, etc.
- Maintaining State Sales Tax reconciliation and filings monthly
- Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary information and documents to perform annual audit.
- Assist in acquisition and integrations (incl. ERP) of new add-on companies
- Provide general support to the Accounting Dept. and undertake other tasks/projects as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
- 5 years of experience working as an accountant or financial analyst
- Strong communication and attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
- Strong analytical skills, critical thinking mindset, being able to troubleshoot
- Proficient with spreadsheets (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables)
- Experience with Epicor Prophet 21 is a plus but not required.