Accountant

JOB SUMMARY:
The Staff Accountant maintains accounts for the Hendersonville, TN location to ensure consistency with corporate policies, procedures and guidelines. They will have responsibility for applying accounting techniques and standard practices& procedures to classify, record, and report on financial transactions in support of senior members of the business unit and division.

Essential Duties& Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:

• Accounting cycle& month-end close process
• Prepare journal entries
• Reconcile cash and all balance sheet accounts
• Manage customer and A/R responsibilities of the business unit
• Handle daily invoicing of sales
• Own AR reporting and collections with the collaboration of customer service& sales
• Lead sales and use tax reporting and audits
• Assist in preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Support inventory management for the business unit
• Lead Inventory reporting for identification& treatment of slow and obsolete parts
• Key member in identifying and executing on Inventory Strategy
• Manage the execution of yearly inventory count
• Partner with marketing on yearly cost roll
• Primary backup of business unit controller on month-end activities

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain monthly/quarterly/yearly checklist
• Ensure the accuracy of the company’s financial results
• Prepare and update the detailed schedule of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation
• Lead periodic physical counts of fixed asset
• Verify customer credit worthiness
• Update data for new and existing customers within ERP system
• Gather information and respond to audit inquiries (internal and external)
• Proactively review compliance measures designed to mitigate risk
• Recommend ways to improve, simplify, or eliminate tasks in the department
• Prepare financial analysis as required
• Cross-functional support to marketing for data consolidation and analysis

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field
• 2+ years of applicable experience. Manufacturing preferred.
• Deadline driven and focused on creating a value-added partnership with operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are necessary.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy is a must.
• Ability to manage and prioritize daily responsibilities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the organization and work well within a team.
• Strong business and financial acumen required.
• Administer and adhere to accounting policies and divisional procedures.
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) with proficiency in MS Excel and the ability to manage large data sets. Power BI and Dynamics 365 F knowledge a plus.