General Accountant

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT (MANUFACTURING)

Department: Finance                                                   Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Exempt                                                     Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Revision: 251016                                                            Amount of Travel Required: 0%

Work Schedule:                                                                Positions Supervised: None

Monday-Thursday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Friday: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

POSITION SUMMARY:

General Accountant related functions including accounts payable of vendor invoices, efforts to collect payment from customers for past-due invoices, general journal entries and month-end accounting related activities. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Accounts Receivable
  • Collections - email account statements to customers
  • Follow-up and request payment on delinquent accounts via email and phone
• Accounts Payable
  • Setup of new vendor in system
  • Posting invoices from freight forwarders for shipments to customers
  • Pay vendors with credit card and apply the payment within the system
• Other   
  • Petty cash reconciliation
  • Year-end distribution of 1099s
  • Sales tax accruals
  • Sales tax filings (quarterly)  
• Office Administration
  • Answering phone calls
  • Check main voicemail
  • Greeting visitors
  • Breakroom and conference room management
• Other projects/tasks as assigned by management

Act as back-up for the following areas, to cover these positions when needed:

• Customer billing of manufactured items
• Month-end Close
  • Balancing petty cash
  • General ledger reconciliation
• Accounts Receivable
  • Generate customer invoices
  • Process daily deposit with bank

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education/Training:  Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not necessary

Experience:  1-3 years of experience

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office applications Internet

Business Central ERP

Certificates & Licenses: None

ENVIRONMENT:

• General Office

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Exempt Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Business Acumen - Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Quality – Ability to perform to the best of their ability and produce quality work on a consistent basis.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.