Staff Accountant ll

Staff Accountant II

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner's reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

The Staff Accountant II supports the Accounting Manager and other staff members in the timely completion of monthly journal entries and reports, ad-hoc data queries, account reconciliations, and documentation of key policies and procedures in addition to assisting in the preparation of all necessary audit schedules and analysis of the monthly financial statements in a manner that reflects the company's vision of working as "One Professional Team."

Pay Rate: $23.62 - $34.45 per hour Pay rate is dependent upon education & experience.

Essential Functions:

• Performs ad-hoc data queries as requested and conducts further account detail analysis communicating their findings
• Proactively reviews financials and researches causes of various scenarios
• Communicates with senior management of material errors and possible issues
• Proactively works with other departments to identify process or systemic differences with the assigned accounts
• Works closely with Accounting Supervisor or Senior Accountants to resolve any/all identified issues
• Maintains monthly account reconciliations in a format acceptable for use in the year-end audit
• Completes assigned reconciliations within the specific due dates and resolves all outstanding items in a timely manner
• Ensures timely entry of the monthly journal entries closing under an assigned schedule
• Writes up and enters all necessary adjusting entries for assigned accounts required during the month and as identified by the supervisor
• Assists the manager in the preparation of all required annual and tax return schedules
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance Preferred
• 2 years practical experience in account reconciliation, general ledger, and reporting desired
• 1+ years administrative/clerical experience
• 1+ years customer service experience

Physical Demands & Competencies:

• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing but may require occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Office
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access

Work Environment:

• Noise: Quiet
• Indoors

Other Duties:

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.