Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Under the direction of the Assistant Controller, the Accountant is primarily responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the company's general ledger. This role assists with general ledger journal entries, account reconciliations, and the month-end close process, and provides standard and ad hoc financial reporting to support business needs.

Description

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

•      Prepare and post general ledger journal entries, ensuring accuracy of accounting classifications and supporting documentation.

•      Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items timely.

•      Assists with assigned month-end close tasks, including accruals, bank reconciliations, prepaids, and account analyses.

•      File quarterly sales tax reports with the state and maintain tax exemption certificates.

•      Assist in preparing year-end audit schedules and work in cooperation with outside auditors.

•      Support internal department reporting requirements such as audit schedules, tax schedules, and other requests.

•      Support various cross-functional departments with ad hoc financial analysis.

•      Recommend and help implement process improvements to strengthen general ledger accuracy and close efficiency.

•      Maintain fixed asset records including monthly addition and disposal analyses.

•      Apply customer payments and reconcile cash receipts to open invoices.

•      Monitor accounts receivable aging; follow up on past-due balances and coordinate collection efforts with the Assistant Controller.

•      Reconcile the accounts receivable subledger to the general ledger each month.

•      Maintain customer account records, including credit terms and contact information.

•      Assist with accounts payable support as needed.

•      Assist with administrative support as needed.

Education and/or Experience

•      Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.

•      Minimum of 2 years of general accounting experience, including month-end close and general ledger account reconciliations.

•      Experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting preferred.

•      Experience with a fully functional ERP system required; job costing exposure a plus.

Join our team of over 130 engineering and manufacturing professionals. Midwest Engineered Systems offers employees the opportunity to work on a variety of projects from a wide range of industries from birdseed palletizing, metal fabrication, and engine head assembly, to food packaging. The awesome part of working for a certified systems integrator is that we create equipment and processes that have never been created before.

At Midwest Engineered Systems we don’t just hire smart people. We hire people who have a wide variety of industry knowledge and give them an environment that allows continuous learning and creativity while having a real-world impact.

Company Description

Join our team of over 130 engineering and manufacturing professionals. Midwest Engineered Systems offers employees the opportunity to work on a variety of projects from a wide range of industries from birdseed palletizing, metal fabrication, and engine head assembly, to food packaging. The awesome part of working for a certified systems integrator is that we create equipment and processes that have never been created before.\r\n\r\nAt Midwest Engineered Systems we don’t just hire smart people. We hire people who have a wide variety of industry knowledge and give them an environment that allows continuous learning and creativity while having a real-world impact.