Accounting Specialist

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About the role

As a member of the Plant Accounting Team, the Accounting Specialist will be responsible for daily invoicing, reconciling general ledger accounts, month-end close, reporting and operational metrics tracking, and providing plant support.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly scrap reports to Management.
• Monitor and facilitate AP functions in the plant.
• Review all non-production purchase orders to ensure proper general ledger account coding.
• Process weekly Labor Analysis.
• Key part of the month-end close process; responsible for several journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Work with the Quality Department to process all vendor chargebacks.
• Assist with quarterly SOX requirements and data collection.
• Prepare fixed assets to go into service.
• Complete the weekly shipping audit.
• Create and issue Debit/Credit Memos and Manual invoices as needed.
• Review and/or correct any AR price or quantity discrepancies.
• Participate in monthly BOM audits.
• Participate in annual Physical Inventories.
• Process monthly pension reimbursements.
• Review and observe cycle count process.
• Process weekly hourly payroll and complete weekly payroll Journal Entry & Payroll Packet.
• Process manual payroll check requests.
• Ad hoc assignments and reports as needed.

Advantages

Exposure to a fast-paced environment that allows team members to use judgment and skill to complete tasks in a timely manner while collaborating with fellow team members.

Qualifications

• Four-year accounting degree or related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Adobe PDF skills.
• Good Excel skills.
• Good written and oral communication.
• AS400.
• Hyperion HFM.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers.