Staff Accountant - Portland, Maine

 

 

Job ID:  491472

Exempt

 

Hydro International, a CRH Company, is a leading global provider of advanced products, services and expertise to help municipal, industrial and construction customers to improve their water management processes, increase operational performance and reduce environmental impact. With over 40 years of experience and a reputation for engineering excellence, businesses, and public bodies all over the world rely on our products, services and integrated solutions to reduce flood risk, improve water treatment and protect the environment from water pollution. We have a network of over 80 distribution partners and serve customers in more than 40 countries. As part of CRH Infrastructure Products, we are leading the water management industry with innovative, sustainable solutions and a safety-first mindset.

 

Responsible for:          The Staff Accountant position is responsible for ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions relating to but not limited to: intercompany, payroll, tax, accounts payable and journal entry reconciliations.  The position will report to Americas Stormwater Financial Controller and is responsible for Accounts Payable functions with occasional shared project work with Americas Wastewater

 

 

Competence & Qualifications

 

• BS/BA in Accounting/Finance. 
• 4+ years’ professional experience in Accounting/Finance.
• Knowledge in GAAP, MS Office, MS Dynamics, Mathematics, familiarity with IFRS
• Positive attitude, initiative, Commitment, Integrity.
• Process improvement oriented.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills
• Understanding of ERP Cloud based system or NAV2018 is helpful

 

 

Key Duties:

 

Accounts Payable

• Responsible for managing the Accounts Payable functions for ASW to include:
• PO match and entering of invoices in NAV for approval.
• Reconciling Vendor statements and discrepancy issues in AP
• Vendor maintenance and setup
• 1099 end of year production
• Month end accrual reconciliation, vendor trial balance recon and other AP tasks as required to meet month end deadlines
• Clearing accounting inbox
• Creating weekly AP check run for processing
• Managing Vendor contract renewals and other office admin duties as needed
• Expense processing and management of Certify and cc reconciliation processing

 

General Ledger Accounting Reporting and Other

• Special projects as defined by FC
• Month end reconciliations and reporting as defined by FC
• Payroll processing/back up for AWW division

 

Sales Tax Reporting

• Reconcile and file monthly/quarterly/annual returns timely in accordance with county, city and state
• Prepare Canadian GST and provincial quarterly and annual tax returns (under guidance of a third-party tax advisor)
• Organize and consolidate tax provision payments and reports (under guidance of third-party tax advisor)

 

Physical & Other Requirements

• Ability to work in office environment
• US citizenship or ability to work in the US.

 

What CRH Offers You

 

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

 

 

About CRH

 

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

 

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

 

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

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