Senior Accountant

Valmont Industries, Inc. • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Accountant assists the General Manager and the Valmont Coatings Division Accounting employees. This role is responsible for general accounting and reporting at United Galvanizing. This includes preparing and posting general ledger transactions, preparation and review of account reconciliations, participation in the month-end closing process, and identifying accounting process improvements. This position also performs accounting functions pertaining to Coatings Division month-end, quarter-end and year-end closings.

Requirements

• Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or associate’s degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years relevant experience
• 2+ years of general ledger accounting experience including account reconciliations, journal entries, and a basic understanding of internal controls
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong analytical, thinking and reasoning skills
• Detail and goal oriented
• Strong initiative and ability to make decisions, take action and solve problems
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Very strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Responsible – ability to hold oneself accountable or answerable for one’s conduct
• Passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Accounting or Finance.
• Strong working knowledge of QAD, OneStream, IFS, VCC Max, Visual Shop, Bloomberg and Blackline Software

Responsibilities

• Ensuring financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flows) are compliant with US GAAP and accurate without exception
• Adherence to all Valmont financial policies
• Accurate inventory valuation including periodic cycle counts and valuation in compliance with LIFO, accurate standard costs, accounting for standard cost variances, and inventory reserves compliant with Valmont policy
• Accurate and timely customer invoicing
• Revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP
• Receivables valuation including maintenance of subledgers, reconciling items and reserves in compliance with policy
• Warranty accruals, reflective of known and/or expected failures and costs to remediate
• Expense accruals
• Payables, accrued liabilities and debt balances
• Balance sheet reconciliations, including maintaining records of the supporting detail and business activities that validate the balance sheet amount
• SOX controls. Includes ensuring all controls have an owner and are self-tested.
• Ensure all journal entries are properly supported and documented
• Sets up new customers in the accounts receivable system.
• Alerts and involves General Manager for escalated collections activity (personal handling, agency or attorney) approval.
• Executes and tracks joint check agreements.
• Keeps the Sales team and General Manager updated regarding current customers and aging of accounts receivable.
• Responsible for the supervision of accounts payable and accounts receivable employees. Including training new employees, improving controls, reviewing transactions, and coordinating back-up duties.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of data entry for QAD at Oklahoma Galvanizing.
• Processes customer invoices.
• Follows up on discrepancies, issues credit memos, and involves General Manager on any issues needing to be resolved.
• Performs purchasing and general clerical work as needed.
• Effective communication, both written and verbal, with customers, vendors, and employees is required.
• Ensures the accuracy of the general ledger and applicable financial statements.
• Utilizes General Manager and public information input to set credit limits for customers.
• Maintains accurate records of all current vendor contracts and/or agreements.
• Handles purchase requisitions as directed by the General Manager.
• Processes Accounts Payable accurately and timely for General Manager review.
• Ensure that all fixed assets are located and labeled appropriately and agree to detail fixed asset list that ties to the general ledger.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees