Accounting Associate

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.•Westborough, MA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator, leveraging expert service, unparalleled safety, and manufacturing excellence to deliver standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing global market. Their AEROS® energy operating system provides advanced control functions, enabling customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets, complemented by service capabilities including advanced monitoring, analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. LGES Vertech is a highly matrixed, team-oriented organization that fosters cross-functional collaboration and innovation, seeking high-caliber candidates who embody the virtues of humble, hungry, and smart. The Accounting Associate plays a key role in supporting the organization’s financial operations by maintaining accurate accounting records, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and assisting with various operational accounting processes. This position is responsible for managing vendor and employee master data, supporting expense and payment workflows, and assisting with inventory and fixed asset verification activities. The Accounting Associate also provides ongoing support to employees for corporate credit card and expense-related matters, contributes to timely month-end and year-end processes, and helps maintain the integrity of financial data across multiple systems. This role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Ability to communicate clearly and professionally across departments – Excellent communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
0–2 years of relevant accounting or finance experience, preferably in a corporate environment
Strong understanding of expense review and accounts payable processes
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and technologies.
Detail-oriented and able to handle tasks in fast paced environment
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

Assist with master data management (MDM) tasks by processing and reviewing requests for creation or updates to vendor and employee master records, ensuring data integrity and alignment with internal controls. Manage vendor on-boarding to make prompt payments.
Regularly review, manage, and update vendor bank account information within the Treasury Management System (TRMS), ensuring that all changes are accurately recorded and that payment processes remain secure, compliant, and efficient.
Coordinate and support quarterly inventory asset counts in collaboration with cross‑functional teams, perform target audits to verify the accuracy of count results, and prepare and submit comprehensive inventory count result and target count result reports.
Support semi‑annual fixed asset counts by assisting with both manual and PDA count and perform targeted audits to ensure the accuracy and completeness of fixed asset records.
Support employees in issuing new corporate credit cards, and managing all related inquiries, including assistance with card issues, deliveries, limit increase, fraudulent activity, card reissuance and card closing.
Review and manage employee travel expenses and corporate credit card transactions through the Expense Report System, ensuring full compliance with company policies and accuracy in all submissions.
Manage G/L Codes, WBS code and cost centers – ensure settlement and allocation rule is appropriately reflected on expense reports.
Oversee and motivate employees to submit expense report vouchers in the expense reporting system to ensure all expenses are properly recorded before year‑end closing.
Prepare and analyze corporate card expenses and their status, conducting analysis and comparing results against plan to identify and resolve unprocessed expenses.
Perform other accounting or administrative duties as assigned by the finance team.