Accountant

LAUNCH is a leading aviation and industrial company headquartered in Oak Brook, IL that is searching for an Accountant to oversee the purchasing cycle, including inventory and fixed assets management in Wichita, Kansas (IAB). As a key member of the finance team, the Accountant reports to the Assistant Controller and is responsible for the preparation of the monthly financial statements at IAB including the monitoring of inventory, credit card purchases, fixed assets and other purchasing cycle duties.

The Accountant will assist the Assistant Controller with higher level special projects. The Accountant will be based in Oak Brook but will be expected to travel to Wichita periodically to oversee the operations and perform training & inventory/fixed asset reconciliations.

The Accountant may be asked to perform additional corporate accounting duties as time permits.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enter journal entries into Business Central accounting system
• Weekly labor cost analysis to ensure headcount meets demand
• Weekly analysis of job profitability to plan
• Prepare monthly financial statements for IAB site, including reconciliation of capital expenditures
• Responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the monthly financial statements vs budget prepared by accountant (ensuring all billings and expenses are captured and classified correctly).
• Review spend requests compared to budget and notify key players on out of budget spend
• Maintain inventory records and perform weekly reconciliations
• Review of set ups in BC to ensure proper fields are set up and used
• Provide training and assistance to purchasing and procurement team with BC and troubleshooting when needed; serve as the go-to person at IAB for inventory questions
• Perform periodic inventory cycle counts to true up physical vs system inventory
• Prepare inventory valuation report weekly and look for missing data/fields; work with purchasing and procurement team to correct errors
• Review open PO’s weekly and work with purchasing and procurement to understand causes for delayed shipping
• Monitor oversight of controls over safeguarding of assets and escalate concerns to finance leadership as needed
• Audit vendor invoices against quotes to ensure consistent pricing & all billable charges are billed out
• Ensure review of credit card charges are done weekly and reclassified to the correct GL accounts
• Ensure fixed assets purchased at IAB are labeled properly and entered into BC with proper depreciation lives; Conduct quarterly physical inventory of fixed assets and reconciliation to BC
• Primary owner of all general ledger accounts at IAB
• Perform other corporate duties as assigned.
• Support the annual audit process
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Personal integrity and commitment to individual and team accountability
• Detail-oriented and committed to 100% accuracy of all information
• Strong IT skills including an understanding of ERP systems; experience with IT systems upgrades or implementations is a plus
• Experience with inventory and fixed asset accounting and reconciliations
• Experience with operational accounting in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in a rapid growth environment preferred
• Experience in a high transactional volume business is a plus
• Ability to adhere to LAUNCH’s Mission and Values

MINIMUM EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
2. Must be 21 years of age
3. 5 - 10 years accounting experience
4. Budgeting experience
5. Relevant experience in inventory and fixed assets accounting, especially in a manufacturing environment
6. Advanced level Microsoft excel
7. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (word, excel, powerpoint)

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

1. All clients/customers
2. Corporate Headquarters, all departments

BENEFITS

• Paid holidays, vacation, sick, and parental leave
• 401(k) company match
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance, long term and short-term disability and other ancillary plans
• Monthly lunch on LAUNCH
• Anniversary bonus program