Accounting Specialist

Westfield Steel Inc•Westfield, IN

About The Position

Position Overview The purpose of this position is to perform the accounting, credit and collections, and analysis for the company. The secondary purpose is to provide support or perform duties in the Payables and Receivables process for the Finance function.

Requirements

Accounting: Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Analytical Skills: Ability to draw conclusions from statistical data.
Confidentiality: Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and business common sense.
Communications Skills: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, customers, and vendors by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person..
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of electronic equipment and computer hardware and software, including applications.
Reasoning: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications.
Tools: Computer, phone, and office equipment.
Technology: Microsoft Office software, ERP (enterprise resource planning), and fixed accounting software.
This position requires the individual to have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university; or 5 to 7 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must have advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV (enterprise resource planning) systems.

Responsibilities

Works to supply products and services that meet or exceed the customers’ expectations.
Follows the documented quality systems and processes to satisfy our customers’ needs.
Perform duties within the accounting process for accurate general ledger information.
This includes posting journal entries, analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts, preparing financial statements, and maintaining fixed asset records.
Provide duties within the payables process.
This includes scheduling and paying vendors in a timely manner, filing related documents, and analyzing any problems with vendors or suppliers.
Perform duties in the banking process.
This includes processing customer payments, vendor payments, reconciling bank and lockbox accounts, and forecasting cash flow weekly.
Perform duties to process and pay monthly sales and use taxes and annual property taxes.
Perform duties within the customer trade credit process.
This includes obtaining and analyzing credit information and investigating issues with customer accounts.
Prepare monthly financial reports.
Conduct analysis on financials and company operations to evaluate performance, determine areas of potential cost reduction.
Provide back-up to the receivables process.
This includes customer invoicing, collection and posting of cash, analyzing customer accounts, working with customers to expedite payments, and reporting to management.
May assist in other duties or special projects as needed.