The Manitowoc Company

Senior Accountant

The Manitowoc Company  •  Milwaukee, WI (Onsite)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

The Senior Accountant will assist with GL focused accounting activities for US Distribution including payroll, balance sheet accruals, rental revenue recognition, and various journal entries & reconciliations. This role will report to the Sr. Accounting Manager and help ensure that US Distribution is in full compliance with all corporate policies.

Role Responsibilities

  • Responsible for US Distribution payroll activities including journal entries (actuals, accruals, worker’s comp, sick time, etc.), account reconciliations, and communication with the payroll team to resolve issues as needed.
  • Journal entry and account reconciliation preparation to ensure accurate GL activity including but not limited to SG&A / COS reclass, admin allocations, WIP, GDNI, bad debt, and COSA accruals. Additionally, review and approve journal entries and reconciliations of other team members.
  • Prepare various key monthly reports required to help ensure accurate financials including the Costed Not Invoiced report. Resolve issues as required by working with the business, IT, and other finance team members.
  • Main contact for all required invoice reversals. Review request in detail, gather required approvals, conduct the reversal in the ERP, document as required.
  • Responsible for the rental revenue cutoff analysis and required monthly journal entries to ensure proper revenue recognition is applied.
  • Assist the Sr. Accounting Manager as needed with other GL management items such as open/close the period, COA maintenance, manual invoice coding & approval, control environment tasks, global finance project deliverables, etc.
  • Code intercompany invoices as necessary and prepare required intercompany reconciliations.

Required Skills:

  • Proficient MS Office skills
  • Experience with preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
  • Exhibits initiative and is willing to learn and improve processes every month.
  • Must have strong verbal and written communication skills to foster open communication between the business unit and finance team.
  • Be adaptable to interruptions during the workday caused by shifting priorities.
  • Must have strong attention to detail.

Required Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Accounting
  • Minimum 5-7 years of experience

Travel Required:

  • A willingness to travel to branches as needed mostly to support inventory counts. On average would be less than 2 trips per year.

What We Offer You:

  • Competitive total rewards package including benefits beginning on day one of employment
  • Continuing education & training – tuition reimbursement and scholarship program for those who qualify
  • Onsite fitness center, golf simulator, employee lounge and beautiful walking path
  • Onsite café offering variety of breakfast and lunch items
  • Monthly team building, engagement events and community involvement
  • Work from home every Wednesday
  • 11 paid holidays and 3 weeks of vacation that we encourage everyone to use!
  • Paid parental leave
The Manitowoc Company

About The Manitowoc Company

Manitowoc is a standalone cranes business, creating market leading lifting solutions and manufacturing a range of innovative products and unparalleled product support services. Manitowoc’s strong brand signals our industry leadership, provides a competitive edge, and builds on our reputation for excellence. Since 1902, the vision of Manitowoc’s founding fathers have made Manitowoc a strong, respected global organization throughout the world. Today, The Manitowoc Way culture promotes innovation and velocity to better compete in an ever changing world and we are poised for success in the crane industry for many years to come. Whether lifting solutions require crawler, boom, telescoping, or tower cranes, Manitowoc’s ingenuity will be there to Build Something Real for its customers, investors, employees, and partners.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Year Founded
Unknown
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