What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Great Northern Cabinetry?
The Company
Great Northern Cabinetry is a manufacturer of high-quality custom cabinetry sold through a network of dealers. The company, which started as a small business in 1972 still operates in its original location in Rib Lake, WI. Ownership has experience working for larger, world-class companies, and they desire to build a company that has the capabilities of a large company and the atmosphere of a small company.
Great Northern Cabinetry manufactures and sells two lines of cabinetry (face framed and frameless), which are marketed to kitchen and bath dealers, home builders and remodeling contractors. Cabinetry is an $18B segment within the $160B kitchen and bath building products industry. Most of the company’s sales are used in single family residential new construction and existing home remodeling projects. With an improving environment for housing related building products, company ownership believes that over the next five years it can develop a sales presence in the entire continental U.S., where today the company reaches about half the country.
Ownership is committed to creating a culture of trust, respect, integrity, and accountability. Culturally, ownership is looking to build a team that buys into three critical operating principles: People and their safety come first; our business is centered around the dealer; and we seek improvement every day. Great Northern Cabinetry is a small company today with ambitions to grow.
The Position
The Bookkeeper/Accountant is a critical role at Great Northern Cabinetry, reporting directly to the CFO.
Duties include:
- Day-to-day accounting, including general ledger and preparing monthly financial statements.
- Developing relationships with dealers, setting up new accounts, managing payment terms and overseeing accounts receivable.
- Developing relationships with vendor partners, setting up new suppliers, managing payment terms and overseeing accounts payable.
- Preparing monthly commission reports and payments for the company’s commissioned independent sales reps.
- Overseeing new employee orientation, bi-weekly payroll administration, and benefits management, while building relationships with the employees
- Managing the cash accounts and reviewing cash receipts and expenses with ownership on a regular basis, while working with the company’s banking partner.
- Creating a relationship with the company’s insurance providers (workers compensation, health, and property and casualty), overseeing annual renewals and claims processing as needed.
- Assisting the CFO, as appropriate, in the development of a cost accounting methodology to improve the company’s visibility into its product costs.
- Assisting the company’s information technology manager on the implementation of an ERP system upgrade and identify opportunities to streamline financial statement preparation.
The Candidate
Ideally, the selected candidate will have experience in discrete products manufacturing. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can work independently and has strong analytical and communication skills, and capable of building relationships across the constituencies noted above. A four-year degree in accounting from an accredited college or university is strongly desired.
Other skills/experiences include:
- Experience in discrete manufacturing.
- Knowledge of Sage Accounting software.
- Advanced Excel capabilities.
- Knowledge of basic HR practices and benefits administration.
- Willingness to engage with people at all levels of the company and learn the business.
- Integrity and trustworthiness.
For a candidate with the right experience and ambition to grow professionally, this position could evolve into a full-fledged controller position. This position is not eligible for remote work. Great Northern Cabinetry offers a generous benefits package. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Great Northern Cabinetry is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Great Northern Cabinetry are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.