McWane Inc - Staff Accountant
McWane Inc - Staff Accountant
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Controller the Staff Accountant serves as an integral member of the McWane Inc. Finance & Accounting team. The Staff Accountant is responsible for demonstrating accounting expertise in a variety of accounting practices including completing periodic close out activities preparing account reconciliations processing daily journal entries in addition to preparing and maintaining various financial reports and analysis. The Staff Accountant is primarily responsible for keying coding and paying vendor invoices. In addition the Staff Accountant will work with vendors to resolve any payment issues that may arise. Attention to detail ability to work under deadlines and an ability to work independently are important.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain various daily monthly quarterly and annual financial reports
- Complete daily accounts payable tasks including actively analyzing all vendor invoices/check requests for correctness coding and keying invoices for payment processing & paying invoices (via check or electronic means) and maintaining all invoice and payment support by scanning and filing all documents in an organized manner
- Set up and maintain vendor files ensuring all relevant documentation is obtained.
- Work with vendors (both external and intercompany) related to payment of invoices
- Ensure all payment policies and procedures are followed when obtaining confirming and maintaining vendor bank account information.
- Research new AP methods develop and implement new technologies to assist with efficiency
- Perform thorough reviews of corporate expense reports and processes for reimbursement
- Prepare general ledger account reconciliations
- Perform various monthend close activities including intercompany billing reconciliation of intercompany account activity and preparation of journal entries.
- Generate financial reports and statements for review.
- Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.
- Respond to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion.
- Assist in annual audit activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentation.
- Monitor and record financial transactions according to company and corporate policies and regulations.
- Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures.
- Work collaboratively with other departments and teams to attain shared goals.
- Perform data entry and provides general clerical support tasks for the department.
- Other general accounting functions as needed
Please note that this is an inoffice job with no expectation that remote work will be allowed.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
- Accounting degree required
- Minimum 3 years experience in an accounting role.
- Excellent advanced MS Excel skills are required with a working knowledge of other MS Office Suite programs.
Other Required Skills:
- Attention to detail through ambitious goal setting and productive project management.
- Firm foundation of trust through excellent verbal and written communication.
- Projects a consistent reliable presence that inspires calm and confidence in our team members.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as attention to detail.
- Multitasking skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to maintain a calm demeanor when dealing with challenging issues and individuals.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Three weeks vacation prorated for the first year of employment
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Retirement: 401(k) & Roth IRA 100 match on first 2 of employee contribution 50 match on next 2
- Employerpaid life insurance with the option to supplement
- Comprehensive Medical Vision and Dental plan options
Working Conditions:
This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers/scanners and filing cabinets. Must be able to work under stress caused by reporting deadline requirements.
Physical Requirements:
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. Employees are occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA gender identity) (In CA gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
