Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. (MSG) is a people focused, award-winning, full-service consulting firm that offers a wide array of services including civil and geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, planning, landscape architecture, agriculture, surveying and construction support. Our talented staff of 650+ professionals deliver integrated planning, design, engineering and construction solutions to our clients from our offices throughout Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia and Alabama. The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. has an opening for a Full-Time Senior Accountant position. This hybrid opportunity is available at our offices in Maumee, Cleveland, Toledo, or Columbus, OH, as well as Canton, MI. We are looking for an individual who is detail-oriented, self-motivated, pro-active, has good organizational and time management skills. Together with a rewarding career opportunity, we offer competitive benefits and compensation package and an excellent work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and backup to maintain and process (as needed) bi-weekly multi-state payroll.
• Keep employee payroll records up-to-date
• Create and post payroll journal entries to the general ledger.
• Work with HR to audit benefit withholdings against provider invoice.
• Help investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance of timesheets with employee handbook
• Ensure tax compliance with various states and local municipalities
• Verify funding of 401k contributions and calculate employer 401k match contribution
• Month and year end account reconciliations and schedules
• Preparation of weekly and monthly financial reports
• Assist with overflow work from accounts payable clerk
• Work to identify and implement efficiencies throughout the department
• Work closely with CFO and Controller on special projects and department improvement initiatives

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with solid understanding of GAAP.
• Payroll processing certification and experience preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant accounting work experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with experience in advanced accounting systems (Deltek Vision or VantagePoint preferred)
• Must work well in a team environment, be independently effective and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented problem solver.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong analytical skills.

Benefits

• 401(k) w/ company match
• Health insurance w/ HSA option, Vision, Dental, Life
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Catalytic Coaching - Employees draft a development plan aimed at improving contributions in their current job and increasing the potential for other opportunities. MSG is all about bringing out the best in people at work!

It is the policy of our company to follow equal employment opportunity procedures in compliance with federal, state and local criteria. We will provide all applicants for employment, and all employees, with equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, arrest record, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, and/or any other protected classes covered by any local, state and federal laws.

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