What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Kikkoman Foods, Inc.?
Summary
The Staff Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager. The Staff Accountant assists accounting department with various tasks including maintaining various records, payroll, and other administrative tasks.
Duties And Responsibilities
The Staff Accountant reports to the Accounting Manager. The Staff Accountant assists accounting department with various tasks including maintaining various records, payroll, and other administrative tasks.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Enter journal entries for cash, payroll, and month-end book close into ERP system for subsequent approval by Accounting Manager.
- Responsible for processing bi-weekly hourly and salary payrolls for all Kikkoman Foods, Inc locations in payroll system.
- Work with HR and Accounting Manager to enter miscellaneous payroll adjustments.
- Create bi-weekly and monthly payroll reports.
- Assist Accounting Manager with annual payroll filings.
- Edit and correct hourly employees’ timecards bi-weekly, as needed.
- Gather and enter sales and use tax data for all US locations.
- Manage cash reconciliations for all bank accounts for subsequent approval from Manager of Planning and Finance.
- Prepare and submit quarterly/annual government surveys, as required
- Assist with annual 1099 filings.
- Record keeping for Kikkoman Foods Foundation, Inc.
- Work with Accounting Manager to execute internal and external accounting related audits.
- Prepare various accounting reports/analyses as needed.
- Perform general filing and record keeping.
- Complete other projects as assigned by the Accounting Manager
- Comply with all departmental & company-wide food safety policies and procedures.
- Responsible to report actual or potential food safety concerns to upper management.
- Provide information to the Administration Department
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, or related field.
- 2 years’ experience, preferred.
- Ability to effectively communicate
- Highly detail oriented
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Manage time effectively to ensure deadlines are met
- Experience with Paycom, Esker, and/or SAP Concur, preferred
- Regularly required to sit for long periods of time doing office tasks on a computer
- Frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear
- Occasionally required to reach above shoulders, climb, crouch, stoop or kneel
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds usually from floor to waist level, up to 20 feet away
- Kikkoman expects all employees to behave and communicate in a manner which will facilitate good relations with customers, clients, co-workers and supervisors; maintaining a positive work atmosphere
