Sr Accountant

POSITION PURPOSE

 

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in supporting the general accounting team, implementing and enforcing internal controls, and advancing processes and systems to support business growth and decision making.

This position will have the opportunity to leverage new systems to optimize processes and reduce manual work, and will be involved in identifying and supporting new integrations with existing systems.

 

This position ensures the success of the overall general accounting function and will be required to have a strong accounting background, advanced analytical skills, the ability to manage processes, experience with sales/use tax regulations, as well as a clear understanding and practical application of accounting principles.  A successful candidate should be able to manage multiple tasks and projects based on priority and business impact; communicate effectively and efficiently with internal and external parties including employees, suppliers, customers, senior executives, and IT; direct the recording of transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and BAC policies; support the maintenance of adequate internal controls; and seek and address opportunities for process improvement, increased financial performance, and risk mitigation.

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

 


* Perform standard month-end closing responsibilities such as journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement reviews.


* Support general accounting reporting and reconciliations in areas such as capex, fixed assets, cash, prepaids, and other miscellaneous accounts.


* Review & analyze commissions reports at month-end and ensure appropriate recognition of expense, payments and commission adjustments from manual billings


* Perform monthly analysis of GRIR by suppliers, PO’s, material types/groups and GL account.


* Support the SOX and internal audit processes – includes reporting of SOX business controls updates, walkthroughs, testing & gap remediation.


* Federal and State Tax Reporting – assist in completing annual tax packages submit to our parent company


* Unclaimed property reporting and analysis


* Identify and implement process improvements across various areas of finance along with other members of the finance team


* Ensure transactions follow generally accepted accounting principles.


* Maintain and update accounting policies within the scope of their job responsibility


* Identify and execute process, internal control, cost savings, and financial performance improvements.


* Special projects as appropriate

 

 

 

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

The Senior Accountant reports directly to the Americas Controller and will interact with all members of the finance team including BAC Plant Controllers, Amsted internal audit and external auditors, and various groups within the BAC business.

This position is ideal for a detail-oriented, analyti...