Staff Accountant

HEICO Corporation•Santa Barbara, CA

11h

About The Position

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is currently recruiting for the position of Staff Accountant. The Staff Accountant's primary responsibilities include month end closing with journal entries and reconciliations, accounts payable, credit card processing and payment, A/P Banking including Wires and ACH, supporting payroll, and supporting the Controller in Audit requests and special projects as needed. Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) is a very successful, fast-paced subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, (NYSE: HEI, HEI.A). For more than 50 years, HEICO has thrived by serving segments of the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. Forbes Magazine has ranked HEICO as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks". Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Infrared (IR) and Electro-Optical (E-O) test instrumentation. SBIR's broad line of innovative products support testing of military and commercial sensor systems for world-wide use in laboratory, production, depot and field test applications. SBIR's high-energy, dynamic culture focuses our Team Members' on providing quality products and services to our customers. We provide highly integrated, well-engineered, cost effective hardware and software solutions to the E-O community. In doing so, SBIR has become the preferred supplier to major domestic and international manufacturers of commercial and military E-O sensors and systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Previous experience with AP, AR, and Payroll and/or Journal Entries.
Strong interpersonal, skills with the ability to be effective in a team structure.
Ability to work in a hands-on fast-paced company.
Strong computer skills specifically in Excel and Word.
Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required.
Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

Prepare journal entries for Controller’s review & input into accounting system
Prepare sub-ledger to general ledger reconciliations for Controller’s review
Upload Month-end Reconciliations to FloQast
Establish and maintain the AP procedures
3-way match of packing slips, ensure all certification are included, invoices, and purchase orders
Retrieve proper approval of invoices if needed
Interact with Receiving/Purchasing/QA to resolve issues
Support Purchasing by completing Vendor Credit Applications
Enter and code invoices into accounting system
Generate payable checks
Mail checks and file paid invoices
Interact with vendors and research questions
Generate wires for approval by Controller/CFO and Corporate (if needed)
EDD reporting of Independent Contractors
Request / Review Vendor W-9’s
Prepare year end 1099s
Manage Commission payments to Representatives including Reviewing Contract Terms for Reps, Tracking Payment of Customer Invoices, Setting up Wire transaction for payment
Print out and Review Daily Banking Activity
Record all Out Going payment activity including Wires, ACH, Sales Tax Payments, Credit Card Payments
Track Outstanding Checks over 30 days and notify vendor
Reconcile statements with receipts/Purchase Orders
Process in Visual
Issue ACH payment via Wells Fargo
Manage credit cards – open/close for new/terminated team members, or fraud suspicion
Interact with Wells Fargo when suspicion of Fraud is involved
Reconcile monthly intercompany balances with Heico
Prepare monthly JE for intercompany transactions with Heico and other subsidiaries
Record monthly accruals suggested by Heico
Maintain internal W-9’s for the three companies
Act as A/R backup
Manage archived files in storage
Act as Liaison to pull documentation per Team Member requests
Audit and special projects as needed