Job Description

Responsibilities

General Accounting

• Prepare journal entries and supporting documentation as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Analyze general ledger activity and account balances to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and exercises professional judgement in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Company policies related to accounting transactions.
• Assist with financial reporting, audit support, and other accounting projects as assigned. Analyzes financial results and identifies accounting issues requiring research and resolution.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance and other departments to support business objectives.

Accounts Receivable & Cash Management

• Manage the full-cycle accounts receivable process, including invoicing, collections, and cash application.
• Prepare customer invoices and review sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices for accuracy.
• Analyze customer cash activity, prepare related accounting entries and reconciliations, and resolve complex discrepancies to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Analyze customer payment trends, evaluate delinquent accounts, and recommend collection strategies and reserve adjustments as appropriate.
• Evaluate collectability of receivables and recommend bad debt reserve and write-off adjustments based on professional accounting judgment.
• Review credit memos and make recommendations ensuring appropriate support and documentation is maintained.
• Prepare accounts receivable analyses and forecasting in support of the Company's short-term cash forecasting process by monitoring expected customer collections.
• Lead accounts receivable and order-to-cash process improvement initiatives and projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related business discipline required.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Experience supporting the monthly financial close process, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and the ability to apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Accounts receivable experience, including billing, cash application, or collections, preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Must be able to adapt to new and different computer programs and software to enable efficient data gathering and analysis.
• Ability to research, compile, analyze, and interpret financial data.
• Strong written, verbal, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across several departments.