Blaine Brothers - Associate Accountant
About The Position
Blaine Brothers, a Minnesota-based, family-owned business, is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Associate Accountant to join their team. This role involves supporting daily accounting functions, maintaining accurate financial records, and assisting with financial reporting to help meet the company’s overall goals. The ideal candidate should possess a positive attitude, strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, be computer savvy, dependable, able to meet deadlines, and have experience with accounting systems, financial data entry, reconciliations, and general accounting processes. Blaine Brothers is a third-generation family-owned business established in 1979, encompassing four separate business entities: Blaine Brothers, North American Trailer, TruckAline, and Hydraulic Specialty. Together, these companies offer a comprehensive range of products and services in the commercial transportation industry. The family of companies employs over 400 people across 10 locations in the Midwest, providing 24/7 services with facilities open 24/5. They are committed to superior customer service, treating clients with honesty and respect. Their vision is to be respected for their strong family values in every job, and their mission is to help partners realize their full potential by delivering value in parts, service, and sales in the industries they serve.
Requirements
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
- Positive attitude
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Computer savvy
- Dependable
- Able to meet deadlines
- Experience with accounting systems
- Experience with financial data entry
- Experience with reconciliations
- Experience with general accounting processes
Responsibilities
- Daily cash journal entries, reporting, and reconciliation
- Weekly payroll and monthly recurring journal entries
- Electronic payment processing and posting
- Perform month-end account reconciliations
- Assist in preparation of monthly financial statements
- File Sales Tax Reports; Federal Excise Tax Reports; Property Taxes
- Compile Tow Truck out of state tows for third party processing
- Assist with capital asset accounting
- Filing Rebates
- May be assigned additional responsibilities as needed
Benefits
- Awarded Star Tribune's Top Work Places 6 years in a row.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
