What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Island Way?
Reporting to the Senior Director of Accounting & Finance, this person will assist with much of the
“Island Way” accounting function including general ledger accounting, financial close, and
deductions management. This role will be critical in helping “Island Way” manage daily accounting
activities to provide efficient, accurate and timely financial reporting to the management team.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate passion for and expertise in the accounting function, activities, and processes.
- Assist with month-end close including preparing various balance sheet reconciliations, journal
entries, and gathering support to facilitate the close process.
- Analyze indirect trade spend weekly and present findings to cross-functional teams.
- Follow up on outstanding issues each week to ensure deduction validation and payback.
- Manage invalid indirect deductions by tracking the information and working with the customer
portals to recover funds
- Assist in settling trade-related deductions and dispute any invalid trade deductions found in
partnership with sales.
- Help to lead ad-hoc projects to help make our accounting processes more efficient.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
- 3-5 years of accounting/finance experience
- Experience with QuickBooks preferred
- Consumer goods experience preferred
- Person of high character and integrity
- Strong excel skills and attention to detail
- Willingness to work outside of standard business hours, including evenings and weekends, based
- on business demands
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
