Senior Staff Accountant

AIT•Plano, TX

20d

About The Position

The Senior Staff Accountant works closely with the Assistant Controller / Corporate Controller and supports general accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, and the company’s close and consolidation processes. The role requires journal entry experience, an understanding of general accounting principles and financial reporting, and working knowledge of PC-based accounting software. The position is based in an indoor production and office environment and may involve travel up to 10% of the time. Overtime may be necessary to meet deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of related professional accounting and finance experience, with some manufacturing background.
Cost accounting and journal entry experience.
Strong knowledge of GAAP.
Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs.
Understanding of general accounting principles and financial reporting.
Working knowledge of PC-based accounting software.
Ability to interpret financial data in reports and ledgers.
Ability to perform administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Ability to work in a high-energy, high-volume, rapidly changing environment.
Personal responsibility for work quality and timeliness, with thoroughness and accuracy.
Clear and effective written and spoken communication skills.
Ability to use logic and reasoning to assess alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Ability to provide excellent service to internal and external customers.
Ability to make decisions based on policies, rules, and organizational directives when solving problems.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle confidential information discreetly.
Ability to work effectively with different levels of management, team members, and customers.
Ability to meet the physical demands of light work, including moving objects up to 20 pounds, finger-intensive tasks, and prolonged sitting and computer work.
Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or person granted asylum.
This position may require a government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for consideration if a clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

CPA or pursuing a CPA designation.
Exposure to percentage-of-completion accounting.

Responsibilities

Post and process journal entries to record business transactions.
Ensure transaction coding is accurate, complete, and consistent with standards and policies.
Review intercompany reconciliations and eliminations for data integrity.
Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure transactions are accurately recorded and balances are stated in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
Prepare and examine financial reports for accuracy and compliance.
Prepare company consolidations, including foreign currency translations and intercompany eliminations.
Perform revenue and cost accounting for company projects; maintain, reconcile, and analyze cost of goods sold and revenue by project.
Maintain and balance accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
Prepare monthly financial statements, reports, and records by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information.
Report percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
Prepare, manage, and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
Support external auditors as requested.
Manage and reconcile general ledger sub-ledgers.
Prepare sales tax filings.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Follow applicable safety requirements and complete required training; wear personal protective equipment when working in or entering the production environment.
Comply with AIT quality policies, quality system documents, customer contracts, and applicable operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.