Senior Staff Accountant

The Senior Staff Accountant will work closely with the Assistant Controller / Corporate Controller and must have cost accounting and journal entry experience. Possess an understanding of general accounting principles, financial reporting, and a working knowledge of PC-based accounting software. Duties and Responsibilities Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded. Ensure accuracy, completeness, and conformance of transaction coding to standards and policies. Scrutinize intercompany reconciliations/eliminations to ensure data integrity. Reconcile and analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and account balances are accurately stated in accordance with GAAP and Company policy. Prepare and examine financial reports with an eye for accuracy and compliance. Preparation of the company consolidation including foreign currency translations and intercompany eliminations. Responsible for revenue and cost accounting on company projects. Maintain, reconcile, and analyze COGS and Revenue by project. Maintains and balances accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies. Prepare monthly financial statements, reports and records by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information. Reports the percentage of completion revenue recognition. Prepare, manage, and support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. Heavy involvement with external auditors as required to provide support when requested. Management and reconciliation of general ledger sub-ledgers. Perform other duties as assigned. Education and Work Experience Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field. CPA (preferred) or pursuit of designation. Minimum 5 years related, professional accounting and finance experience with some background in manufacturing. Exposure to percentage-of-completion accounting is preferred. Strong Excel experience including formulas, pivot tables and v-lookups. Strong GAAP knowledge. Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements N/A Knowledge, Skills and Abilities List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job. Can interpret financial data contained in reports and ledgers. Performs day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results. Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved. Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Provides excellent service to internal and external customers. Ensures that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems. Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion. Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers. Work Conditions Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled. Exposure Types Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil Work Hours Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines. Travel Requirements This position involve travel up to 10% of the time. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Security Clearance Statement This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration. ITAR Requirements To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Equal Employment Opportunity AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’s Affidavit Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Advanced Integration Technology