Job Title: Senior Accountant
MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
MIDDLETOWN, CT
COMPENSATION- 95,000-105,000
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Controller, and CFO with daily, monthly and year-end operations of the department.
- Prepare the weekly KPI scorecard and assist in analysis.
- Assist in month-end closing process and financial reporting package as well as lead improvements to documentation and process.
- Substantial focus on balance sheet activities including helping to create, improve, and conduct detailed reconciliations that will support process improvement and standardization.
- Assist with the enhancement and development of internal controls and ensure effective implementation and ongoing operating effectiveness.
- Regularly collaborates with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to streamline and improve current processes as well as serve as a backup to these roles as needed.
- Work directly with members of Engineering, Quality, Production and others to assist in supporting finance-related needs of the company.
- Perform daily tasks including scrap and inventory tracking, orderbook analysis, cash activity tracking, and daily metric reporting.
- Assist in preparation of compliance-related items such as tax filings, government surveys, customer requirements, and quality regulations.
- Assist with tax and audit requirements including preparing schedules, pulling requests and working with Controller on reporting and analysis and responding to audit or tax queries.
- Assist in budgeting and forecasting requirements including full financial budgeting, cash forecasting and sales and profitability forecasting.
- Participate in the development of company policies and internal controls where finance is involved.
- Responsible for processing weekly Payroll and working with department managers and Human Resources to resolve any issues for timely submission.
- Support Controller in maintenance of Standard Cost of Inventory including job cost analysis, performing cycle counts, fluctuation and variance analyses.
- Assist with continuous improvement, automation, and internal control initiatives.
- Assist with or leading certain special projects as required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting experience in manufacturing or related industry.
- Strong Excel skills; knowledge of accounting software Experience with manufacturing ERP systems is strongly preferred.
- Must be accurate, pay attention to detail and efficient with ability to meet deadlines and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Knowledge of internal controls and how to effectively implement them.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Self-starter and ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Flexible to changes and expanding responsibilities as needed.
- Willingness to work cooperatively with all levels of employees and management and with a hands-on approach to taking on various tasks as needed.
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