Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Accounting Specialist

Accounting Department

Location: Norwalk, CT

King Industries is actively seeking to hire an Accounting Specialist to work within the company’s accounting department. Candidates should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Applicants should have solid financial accounting experience as well as budget and financial forecasting experience, exposure in a manufacturing environment preferred. A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Accounting with a minimum of ten years of experience is required. Sage, Excel and other general ledger software experience is required as well.

1. Skills Required:

• Self-starter with excellent organizational and analytical skills, who can work independently.
• Strong computer skills, including SAGE, Excel, Quicken, etc.
• Financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Budget and financial forecasting experience.

2. Education and experience requirements:

• BS degree in Accounting.
• Diversified accounting experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• General ledger and account analysis a must.

3. Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and administers annual corporate budget.
• Prepare quarterly financial statements and tax information.
• Provide information for various quarterly tax compliance filings.
• Prepare monthly cash flow reports.
• Maintain fixed asset records and subsidiary schedules, including depreciation expense on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Maintain annual statement of fixed asset values for insurance purposes.
• Prepare annual personal property taxes for the Cities of Norwalk and Waterbury.
• Compile monthly inventory counts, reconciliations and costing.
• Compile quarterly inventory values on a LIFO basis for book and tax purposes, including a LIFO reserve.
• Maintain product cost make-ups for costing and inventory purposes.
• Handles material costing, materials consumed, and production reporting of products.
• Allocate raw materials/resale purchases to company divisions and maintain product line profitability analysis.
• Maintain annual company cost structure.
• Prepare various schedules and reports for book and tax purposes (such as deferred taxes, state apportionment factors, etc.) required by the public accountants for the year end audit.
• Maintain schedule of leased equipment for tax purposes.
• Prepare various annual census reports when requested by the federal government.
• Exposure to CT sales tax regulations.
• Serve as an internal auditor in Company management systems.
• Participate in Company wide effort to promote quality assurance in compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, & ISO 45001.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 4 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Norwalk, CT 06850 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Norwalk, CT 06850: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person