What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff/Senior Corporate Accountant position at Industrial Electric Mfg. (IEM)?
IEM (Industrial Electric Mfg.) is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of custom electrical distribution and power quality equipment in North America. IEM is delivering customer-specific solutions to meet the ever-changing power requirements of growth industries across the world. This position offers an exciting opportunity within an innovative, growing company, with a backlog of bookings that go beyond 3 years.
Job Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
- Monthly close of corporate entities
- Assist in the timely preparation of journal entries, supporting schedules, and balance sheet account reconciliations. Investigate and resolve open items.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial reports, and statements, and variance analysis for the management team and month-end close completion.
- Assist in preparing month-end closing reports.
- Effectively collaborate across multiple company departments to ensure deadlines and expectations are met.
- Monthly consolidation of global entities
- Check and assess all accounting records for accuracy and enhance processes.
- Analyze current procedures and recommend changes to develop and implement best practice accounting procedures.
- Escalate accounting issues to Department Leader, as appropriate.
- Treasury activities
- Drafting of 13-week cash forecast
- Responsive to the company with external business contacts on accounting, banking, audit and/or tax-related matters.
- Keeping track of bank covenants and submitting required filings
- Audit support
- Manage PBC listing
- Financial statement note support
- Financial statement preparation
- Assist in the timely preparation of audit and tax schedules and support.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining accounting work instructions and SOPs to ensure accurate and reliable data.
- Quality commitment – individually and as a team member support company mission statement and vision, with a daily focus on compliance to company systems, policies and procedures, supported by a continuous quality and process improvement mindset.
- Tasks or projects, temporary or permanent, as assigned by the company.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- 2-4 years experience in public accounting or industry.
- Strict attention to detail, highly organized, curious nature, and efficient.
- Self-starter who seeks to improve processes and outcomes through their work.
- Understanding of computer systems, including advanced Microsoft Office skills. Familiarity with ERP data structures a plus.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- CPA preferred.
