Staff Accountant

General Fasteners•Livonia, MI

11d

About The Position

As a Staff Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the financial operations of the organization. In this role, you will analyze financial information and help ensure the accuracy of financial records while supporting the overall accounting function. On a typical day, you may review financial data, assist with preparing financial reports, and help maintain accurate records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, and other financial activities. You will also support the preparation of monthly reports and financial statements, ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate. You may assist with reconciling accounts, reviewing transactions, and helping address past due accounts through professional communication and follow up. This role also includes maintaining organized financial documentation and supporting various administrative activities related to accounting records and correspondence. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with financial data while collaborating with internal teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor’s Degree or higher
2+ years of related experience
Experience with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel & Word
Experience with Epicor
Strong attention to detail and accuracy while meeting deadlines
Must be self-directed and possess a high level of personal organization and drive
Possess excellent communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal
Interact well with employees at all levels within the organization and be able to build and maintain positive working relationships
Willingness and ability to be flexible and adapt to changing job requirements
Possess knowledge of general bookkeeping procedures and computer applications
Possess knowledge of GAAP principles
Possess a strong level of problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Act as back-up for daily bank deposits, check runs, sales reports
ADP payroll downloads and journal entries
Balance sheet and P/L reconciliations and analysis
Clear A/P checks
Compile and process sales rep commission payments
Complete sales/use tax filings and personal property tax filings
Daily Costing and cost roll for parts (FIFO, standard costs, analysis of inventory variances, etc.)
Maintain fixed asset listing
Perform Journal entries
Perform Cash Reconciliation
Perform reconciliation of Petty cash
Perform review of G/L for variances and investigate, as needed
Prepare and process month end closing entries (expense accruals, WIP analysis, depreciation calculations, freight accruals, prepaid analysis, etc.)
Provide supporting data and analysis as required for bank, year-end, and tax audits
Run customer credit card payments for CIA customers and maintain miscellaneous customer accounts
Set up Customer Master files and run credit references
True-up inventory reports