Supply Chain & Accounting Expert

The Midtown Group is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Supply Chain and Accounting Expert to support the President and CEO at a leading agriculture manufacturing organization. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the timely processing and shipment of deployment orders, maintaining accurate records, and coordinating with various departments to optimize the supply chain and operations. The role involves performing basic bookkeeping, coordinating financial transactions, and preparing and analyzing financial reports.

Job Description

**NOTE: Candidates must have a valid passport and be willing to travel to Vienna, Austria for the first 3 weeks of employment for training***

Supply Chain Tasks:

• Communicate with suppliers, manufacturers, and internal teams to manage orders, deliveries, and returns. Align order processing with supply chain partners and complete the order administration cycle.
• Manage orders and the fulfillment process to ensure high customer service levels.
• Coordinate and monitor supply chain operations in collaboration with the Austrian team to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
• Act as the main contact for the company and support cross-department operations efforts.
• Handle inventory accuracy and warehouse activity monitoring.
• Support the commercial team with KPIs, inventory, and other challenges. Manage SAP Cloud system and become an expert in these operations.

Accounting Tasks:

• Collaborate with Management and other stakeholders to successfully execute various accounting tasks.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay-orders, and purchase orders.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them if necessary.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors, and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank and stakeholders.
• Create reports for management and stakeholders.
• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• Manage accounting transactions.
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
• Comply with financial policies and regulations.

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with Data Protection regulations.
• Implementation and execution of reporting obligations and internal control standards.
• Ensure the implementation and proper execution of the company handbook.
• Compliance with and implementation of general and specific legal regulations.
• Compliance with and implementation of internal rules and processes.

Internal and External Communication:

• Responsibility for a smooth, complete, and timely flow of information with all defined stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a relevant degree.
• 3-5 years of experience, ideally in an international business environment and matrix organization.
• Very good MS Office knowledge, especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. SAP knowledge is an advantage.
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage.

Professional Competence:

• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and professional etiquette.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically under pressure.
• Independent, structured, and accurate way of working.
• Dedication and responsibility.
• Commitment to safety and adherence to industry regulations and standards.
• Reliability, loyalty, and discretion.
• High work standards and work ethics.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation to report to the Washington D.C Office 2-3 times per week

Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000 DOE