Senior Accountant - Controls

IEWC•Sussex, WI

About The Position

The Senior Accountant assists in the accounting and analysis of Company performance and treasury, assists in the accumulation, processing and interpretation of information necessary for the preparation of accurate, timely and relevant internal and external financial statements. The Senior Accountant works with others to facilitate continuous improvement and to support Company initiatives. Working under the direct supervision of the Controls Finance Leader, the Senior Accountant will collaborate with departments across the company, senior management, external auditors, and bank representatives. The role supports the Finance Department and contributes to achievement of the company’s annual budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 3+ years of relevant experience.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions using learned techniques and tools.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical and business information and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to work in a Windows environment, to work with your department’s business applications (particularly Excel) and with standard current computer applications.
Attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant or other finance/accounting certifications plus.
Advance Excel and financial modeling skills a plus.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries and account analysis in conjunction with month end close.
Responsible for analyzing, maintaining, and improving the company’s cost accounting processes, inventory valuation, standard costing, and manufacturing financial reporting. Review and analyze production variances including labor, material and overhead.
Review A/R, A/P, inventory, and property accounting areas to ensure an appropriate roll-up of information in the financial statements.
Responsible for ensuring the timely completion of account reconciliations across the organization; including preparation and review of more complex account reconciliation.
Manage Intercompany transactions monthly ensuring each entity is in agreement.
Serve as main contact for sales programs such as commissions, calculating accruals and coordinate payouts.
Participate in Finance and Continuous Improvement, Cost Savings, Profit Improvement, and Management by Fact projects.
A driver of process improvement both in finance and the business. Always identifying ways to automate and streamline the close process and other work being done by the finance group.
Drive analysis and reporting automation by leveraging data mining and business intelligence tool sets.
Support functional leaders through business partnership, ad-hoc reporting, and mutual ownership and preparation of respective annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
Analyze and report on business unit expenses including variances compared to budget, prior year, and forecast.
Assist in preparing monthly financial reporting packages and quarterly financial updates for the Executive Team and Board of Directors.
Assist in the development and preparation of ad-hoc financial and business analysis.
Assist in the development, maintenance, and roll-out of finance policies and procedures to ensure proper internal control as well as compliance with US GAAP, various regulatory requirements, and internal company policies.
Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly reports, as required.
Research and application of technical US GAAP and other international requirements.
Support development of financial schedules, analysis, and presentations.
Prepare and submit annual reports, license registrations, 1099’s and other filings to ensure compliance with state and local regulatory compliance. Where applicable, coordinate with external service providers engaged to assist with these regulatory requirements.
Other duties and projects, assigned.
Administrator for JPM Access banking software.
Coordinate recurring borrowings and interest payments with IEWC’s banking partners.
Manage cash activity between intercompany partners, assist with intercompany trade settlements.
Serve as a back-up for monthly bank reporting requirements.
Participate in annual bank audit.
Support worldwide intercompany finance structure and cash concentration/mobilization initiatives including recommendations for excess cash.
Assist with treasury and other Continuous Improvement, Cost Savings, Profit Improvement projects; and
Other treasury duties, as assigned.