What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accounts Payable Accountant position at Hirsh Precision?
About the Company
Hirsh Precision has called the Front Range home since 1979. We're a growing company with a long history of maintaining the highest standards of quality and investing in the latest machining technology.
Our company maintains a reputation of integrity, quality, service, and excellence due to the efforts of our passionate, engaged team members. We are committed to preserving our company culture as we grow and to doing work that improves people's lives.
As a leader in US manufacturing, we strive to bring new levels of productivity and product innovation into the medical, aerospace, industrial, and scientific industries by leveraging software, advanced manufacturing techniques, and new manufacturing systems.
Vision, Mission and Core Values
Our company will be the Standard of Excellence in precision manufacturing.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality products and manufacturing services, delivered on time. We are committed to continuous improvement and to conducting business with integrity.
We strive to be people who are honest and trustworthy, passionate and productive, loyal and committed.
Position Summary
We are looking for an experienced accountant to join our team as a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in public companies of $30M or more in revenues.
You will play a key role in our financial operations, ensuring accuracy in accounting and compliance. The Senior Accounts Payable Accountant is directly responsible for managing the company’s AP accounts, preparing required statements and materials for audits, as well as developing and maintaining systems, procedures, and policies for AP functions.
This position will report to our Corporate Controller and collaborate with our operations and leadership teams to provide accounting expertise and insight.
Responsibilities
Accounts Payable
- Ensure timely and accurate payments, reconcile AP accounts, and resolve accounting questions
- Proficiency in 3-way matching
- Prepare accounting statements and materials required for audits
- Review financial status and progress, including past due reporting
- Analyze reports for weekly bank reporting
- Collaborate with operating management to provide expertise
- Develop and maintain systems, procedures, and policies for accounts payable functions
- Drive process improvements and procedures
- Proficient knowledge of 1099 processes
- Monthly customer statements and reconciliations
Accounts Receivable
- Daily generation of invoices and customer emails
- Daily application of cash receipts to AR
- Monthly customer statements and reconciliations
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proven expertise in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR)
- Intermediate/advanced knowledge of MS Excel tools (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP's, Formulas, etc.)
- Functional understanding of general ledger and journal entries
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to work collaboratively & effectively with cross-functional leaders and their teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate with a team
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated success in process improvement
- Experience with mid to upper tier ERP systems
- Ability to generate and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Proficiency with pre-payments and pre-paid services
Desired Experience
- Five years or more of accounting experience, preferably in public companies of $30M or more in revenues
- General business or accounting degree
- Experience in a multi-entity environment
Working Conditions: office environment