Accountant I

Summary/Objective
Through application of generally accepted accounting principles, analyze financial information and ensure integrity of financial data. Assist Accounting Team Leader as a subject matter expert liaison to the Japanese treasurer.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and maintain accurate financial records, including journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Oversee accounts receivable (AR) activities, including issuing invoices, tracking payments, following up on outstanding receivables, and contacting customers to collect payments and resolve discrepancies
• Collect and manage sales tax exemption certificates from customers on a regular basis to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, maintaining accurate records for audit purposes.
• Assist Accounting Team Leader to prepare and analyze reports that summarize activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
• Assist with accounts payable (AP) activities, including but not limited to reviewing vendor invoices for accuracy and supporting reconciliations, in coordination with the dedicated AP team member.
• Perform administrative duties, including but not limited to organizing financial documents, maintaining records in accounting systems, supporting data entry for financial transactions, and visiting the USPS to mail financial documents.
• Assist Accounting Team Leader with coordinating external audits of company’s accounts (year end, 6-month review, internal control). Works with external auditors to ensure all requested documents are available and accessible.
• Oversee, review and prepare reports required by regulatory agencies (ie: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Manufacturers).
• Assists with the training of Plex (ERP) procedures to assure that all employees are entering information accurately and correctly so that customer invoices are paid in a timely manner or UBE bills are invoiced to customers correctly.
• Management of contract expiration dates

Work Environment

This position works in a professional office environment on a daily basis. Employee must be able to use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

Stand, walk and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions for an eight-plus hour shift. Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Other job-related duties may be assigned by the employee’s supervisor.

Furthermore, this description is subject to change, in the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an “at will” employee.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year manufacturing accounting experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Knowledge of sales tax software, ex: Avalara