Accountant, Sr.
Accountant, Sr.
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Position Summary: The Sr. Accountant is responsible for applying principles of accounting to management reporting financial and variance analysis capital accounting and transactional support. This role will work closely with the Plant Finance and management team to ensure the proper financial recording and reconciliation of expenses. This position is expected to identify areas of improvement in business operations and take the necessary steps to fulfil those opportunities.
- Description of Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for recurring management reporting including department reports and business variance analysis. Support Plant operating team through daily/weekly/monthly performance metric consolidated reporting.
- Analyze financial information detailing assets liabilities and capital and prepares balance sheet profit and loss statement and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other managers. Provide assistance in the development of the monthly financial forecasts.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts such as general ledger accounts documenting business transactions.
- Review investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries documents and reports.
- Perform statistical analyses to determine trends estimates and significant changes and writes narrative reports explaining findings.
- Maintain fixed asset ledger and tracking of projects in progress. Run monthly depreciation reports. Evaluate active assets annually for impairment scrapping or retirement.
- Assist with capital accounting process with project setup and spend reporting/reconciliations.
- Make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves assets and expenditures.
- Participate in monthly close process transactions and balance sheet reconciliations ensuring its timely and quality output.
- File sales tax returns accurately and timely; maintain sales tax and prepaid account records.
- Assist in budget preparation duties and conducting annual physical inventory. Assist outside auditors with accounting information as needed.
- Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
- Conduct studies and submit recommendations for improving the organizations accounting operation.
- Serve as cross trained expert on product costing setup and maintenance.
- Assist other personnel concerning inquiries on accounting procedures.
- Support Controller in month end reporting and variance analysis as required.
- Prepare special project work under direction of Supervisor.
- Supervisory Responsibilities:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting.
- 35 years of directly related experience in an accounting role.
- 35 years of experience in accounting/financial analysis.
- Background in a manufacturing environment preferred.
Computer Skills
- Ability to use a personal computer utilizing spreadsheet and word processing software applications databases and automated systems to accomplish work.
- Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite; Word Excel Project and PowerPoint preferred.
Certificates Certifications Licenses Registrations:
- CPA or CMA candidate is a plus.
Other Skills Abilities or Competencies:
- Ability to create advanced reports in Excel.
- Working knowledge of budget development.
- Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
- Balances team and individual responsibilities.
- Coaching mentoring and teambuilding skills.
- Efficient and timely at the completion of tasks.
- Strong analytical administrative and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
- Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Polished group and interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.
- Puts success of team above own interests; supports everyones efforts to succeed.
- Exhibits objectivity and openness to others views; gives and welcomes feedback.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask in a changing environment.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of basic accounting principles and procedures.
- Must be selfmotivated goal oriented qualitydriven and capable of working with minimum supervision.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks work effectively within time constraints and deadlines and maintain composure.
- Must possess integrity and be able to manage confidential information with the utmost care security and discretion.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
- Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Other Qualifications Experience or Requirements:
- Requires a valid motor vehicle operators license and the ability to operate a motor vehicle while carefully observing all traffic rules and regulations.
- Requires the ability to use a variety of office/production related equipment such as a telephone and photocopier.
- Work beyond the traditional 40 hours per week may be required as workload or projects dictate including weekends and holidays.
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces physical and virtual safer more secure and easier to access.
As an employer we value results not titles or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions supporting them with regular feedback training and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact and we encourage them to grow their role locally regionally or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
