Senior Accountant

<p><b>Essential Duties and Responsibilities </b></p><ul><li>Prepare invoices, reviewing all items shipped and adding sales tax and freight as appropriate.</li><li>Recommend, establish, maintain and monitor customer credit limits and files.</li><li>Prepare and monitor accounts receivable reports and complete collection activity as appropriate.</li><li>Prepare and communicate customer rebate agreements.</li><li>Calculate and complete the customer rebate accrual, credit and reconciliation process.</li><li>All responsibilities for fixed assets including capital in progress, additions, disposals and depreciation.</li><li>All responsibilities for sales and use taxes, including reconciliation and filings in all states.</li><li>Complete prepaids, general accruals and other general ledger accounting as assigned.</li><li>Month end processes assigned, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and completeness.</li><li>Development and maintenance of financial reporting as assigned.</li><li>Assist VP of Finance with annual audits.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Supervisory <span>Responsibilities                  </span> <span>                                        </span> </b></p><p>This job has no direct reports or supervisory responsibilities.</p><p></p><p><b><span>Competencies                  </span> <span>                                  </span> </b></p><p>To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:</p><ul><li>Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as depreciation schedules, sales and use taxes, discounts, interest, rebates, commissions, and other percentages.</li><li>Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.</li><li>Complex Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Understand the butterfly effect of decisions and changes made. Works well in group problem solving situations.</li><li>Attention to Detail – Ability to produce high quality work. Ability to accomplish/complete work with thoroughness, accuracy and focus for all areas concerned, no matter how small.</li><li>Self-motivating - Self-directed. Looks beyond the bare minimum of what’s required. Strives for more efficient ways of getting things done. Requires very little direction or reminders.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Qualifications</b></p><p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p><ul><li>Personal integrity</li><li>Ability to foster teamwork.</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li></ul><ul><li>Time Management – ability to manage multiple priorities with competing timelines.</li><li>Excellent client-facing and internal <a href="https://resources.workable.com/project-manager-interview-questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>communication skills</span></a>.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Solid organizational skills and strong attention to detail.</li><li>Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Education and/or Experience</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in accounting from a four-year college or university plus a minimum of five years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.</li><li>CPA or CMA certification is preferred but not required.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word required.</li><li>Previous sales and use tax experience required.</li><li>Experience in Epicor, Avalara, and Sage is preferred but not required.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Language Skills</b></p><p>Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals and professional journals. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, auditors, sister companies and other employees of the organization.</p><p></p><p><b>Reasoning Ability</b></p><p>Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions or information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.</p><p></p><p><b>Other Qualifications</b></p><p>Requires the ability to operate various office equipment to include a computer and a copier.  Requires a working knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software.</p><p></p><p><b>Physical Demands</b></p><p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p><p></p><p><b>Wor