Accounting Assoc

Work at Simmons•Emporia, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the Plant Controller and plant production management by providing inventory or production reconciliation and reporting. This is a Salary Non-Exempt position. The role involves processing accounts payable, including verifying vendor invoices against receiving reports and purchase orders, and coding invoices that do not have a related purchase order. It also includes generating weekly summary reports, maintaining financial accruals, determining taxability of items, and distributing various reports. The position requires cross-training with other accounting employees to ensure continuity of operations. Team participation is essential, including contributing to team concepts, programs, policies, and fostering cohesiveness. Employees are expected to be familiar with Simmons' operating systems and their role in supporting them, including communicating concerns and improvement ideas. This role also involves performing other duties as necessary to support business objectives.

Requirements

1-2 years accounting, clerical, or administrative experience.
Basic understanding of math and accounting principles required.
Use of personal computer, calculator, and 10-key and a working knowledge of Word and Excel required.
Accurate data entry skills with attention to detail and strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical and verbal/written communication skills required.
Must be able to work independently, be detail oriented and organized while working with a high degree of accuracy.
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems is a plus.
Preference for food processing or manufacturing organization.
Some college, especially accounting classes.
Military experience
Veterans

Responsibilities

Reconciles production or inventory reports.
Generates daily production (batch) reports or inventory reports from the database, compares to shop floor documents and analyzes for discrepancies and variances.
Collaborates with production or accounting counterparts to resolve discrepancies.
Elevates unresolved issues to manager for further direction or support.
Processes accounts payable.
Processes invoices from vendors then matches to receiving reports and purchase orders to initiate proper payment, verifying proper account coding.
Codes invoices that do not have a related purchase order, accurately tying each to proper expense accounts.
Generates weekly summary reports and communicates reports to the management team.
Accurately files invoices and maintains the filing system.
Keeps track of financial accruals; identifies, estimates cost, and communicates to supervisor.
Determines taxability of items and codes accordingly.
Reviews, prepares, and/or distributes numerous reports.
Prepares reports and estimates with accuracy and timeliness.
Distributes reports weekly and responds to questions.
Cross-trains with other accounting employees to ensure day-to-day functions are accomplished regardless of absences.
Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
Attends appropriate team meetings.
Fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.