Staff Accountant (Senior)

Senior Staff Accountant

The Senior Staff Accountant position is responsible for managing accounting and balancing personnel, account reconciliations, business insurance, monthly close and financial reporting. In this role, the individual is responsible for posting entries to the general ledger, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures, spot audits of expenses/reports and unusual activity, bank reconciliations, closely monitoring daily deposits, cash flow forecasts, maintaining confidentiality of sensitive financial and other sensitive business information and completing a considerable amount of the monthly closing entries.  The position reports to the Controller or Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities include:

1. Supervision of Accounting Assistant, and assigning tasks and responsibilities, including AR collections and AP payments to ensure minimum cash flow thresholds and invoicing customers
2. Monitors cash flow activity
3. Reviews daily deposits from operations
4. Maintains banking relations and online activities
5. Completes monthly bank and account reconciliations
6. Works with purchasing to verify cost of sales and inventory for financial statements
7. Manages month-end closing journal entries, account reconciliations and reporting
8. Maintains control of employee expenses and credit cards
9. Posting entries to the General Ledger in accordance with GAAP principles
10. Performing internal audits and investigations associated with financial issues
11. Providing reports to sales and operations personnel as requested
12. Issue monthly management and investor information reports
13. Maintains property and liability insurance
14. Monitor the financial performance of the company and its subsidiaries by collecting, interpreting, and analyzing financial data
15. Monitor accounting and payment of income taxes and other compliant tax payments
16. Ensure the appropriate internal controls are in place and followed
17. Consult and provide strategic support to management to optimize revenues and strengthen relationships with ownership
18. Ensure that all financial activities are accounted for in compliance with GAAP and stay informed on changes to any regulations

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting
2. CPA preferred
3. 5 years of accounting experience
4. Expert in Quickbooks and Excel
5. Experience in Manufacturing environment, including cost accounting, manufacturing overhead, and margin analysis

GIP, Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. GIP encourages applications from minorities, women, disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.