Senior Bookkeeper

Ripple • Commerce City, CO

2d • $28 - $33

About The Position

At Caliper Foods, we're a smallish company focused on smallish businesses. As such, we've found success with a bookkeeping function that spans parts of sales, finance, and operations. While the nuts and bolts of this job is bookkeeping - reconciling accounts payable and accounts receivable, entering and classifying vendor bills and corporate purchases, guaranteeing timely payment of bills, managing all credit card transactions, assisting in the development and maintenance of our electronic financial filing system, etc. - we also ask this function to spend time talking to people, specifically: our sales team (for whom this function is a valued partner); and our customers' A/P professionals (with whom this function should cultivate relationships toward the goal of building healthy, balanced partnerships). To that end, this role will involve a bit of nagging: for receipts, for checks, for responses. So, the successful candidate will be someone who can remain persistently pleasant longer than anyone they're talking to can remain frustrated. To succeed in this role, you must be the type of person who asks questions like, "why do we do things this way? " When faced with ambiguity, your first instinct should be to think, not panic or shut down. You should love creating order from chaos (though our books, while imperfect, are hardly chaotic), and have impeccable attention to detail. Bonus points for experience in managing multiple entities, or experience in manufacturing and/or CPG industries.

Requirements

• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
• 5+ years of experience in an accounting department, preferably managing multiple legal entities
• High level of organization and ability to maintain auditable transaction support
• Familiarity and adherence to basic accounting practices
• Competency in Quickbooks Online accounting software highly desirable
• A high level of comfort preparing spreadsheets and workpapers
• A team player who wants to get up to speed quickly
• A process-oriented problem solver who can manage complex situations without panicking
• An organized, proactive team player who can manage multiple legal entities
• Not afraid to have difficult conversations with vendors and customers
• An emotionally mature adult who prefers to work with other emotionally mature adults
• A willingness to admit error quickly and move immediately on to improvement
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment while focusing on individual tasks and priorities
• Possess innovative problem solving skills and flexible mind-set
• Self-starter, dependable and possess the ability to respond quickly and accurately on multiple priorities

Nice To Haves

• Bonus points for experience in managing multiple entities, or experience in manufacturing and/or CPG industries.

Responsibilities

• Record bill and expense entries in a timely and accurate manner
• Enter Intercompany transactions in multiple companies books
• Prepare AP & AR aging reports
• Reconcile credit card accounts, vendor and customer accounts as needed
• Research and help resolve issues or discrepancies found in the accounting system
• Resolve customer and vendor payment issues quickly and accurately
• Follow established standards, procedures and applicable laws
• Provide assistance and support to company personnel as needed
• Investigate and resolve vendor bill and bill payment discrepancies
• Call customers who are delinquent, secure payments and negotiate payment plans

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation, 70% paid health benefits, LTD, Life, sick leave, 401k, and a fun, relaxed office environment.
• We value reasoned debate over political maneuvering.
• We try to do the right thing and, more importantly, we try to identify and admit when we don't.
• We offer 80 hours accrued PTO in the first year.
• We too value health, relaxation, and spending time with friends and family.
• Fire drills are the exception, not the norm.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed