Accountant - Sterling Engineering
LaGrange, GA
About the Job
Position Purpose
The Staff Accountant position assists in the preparation of monthly financial statements and other financial reports and analyses as required. Responsibilities include ensuring integrity of the General Ledger involving payroll and fixed asset accounting, analysis of accruals, and reconciliation of numerous accounts. This position also oversees the projects accounting functions for the firm and monitors the progress of projects, investigates variances, and ensures that project billings are issued to customers. They may also assist with the development of the financial aspects of the business case for each proposed project.
Job Functions
- Various general accounting duties involving reconciling general ledger accounts
- Prepaid Accounting
- Proficient knowledge of reconciliation and ledger transactions
- Payroll Accounting
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Month-end closings and balancing of various general ledger accounts
- Reviewing budgets, including staffing, work plans, and fee structures.
- Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts.
- Preparing pre-billing reports for project managers to review.
- Preparing actual costs, working capital, cost controlling, PPV posting
- Monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections.
- Ensuring a steady cash flow by generating, auditing, and sending invoices in a timely manner.
- Updating contracts according to client requirements and reporting associated budget amendments.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP, FASB), rules, regulations, and systems of internal control
- Perform special projects and duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar field & a minimum of 2-5 years in an accounting role in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with full cycle accounting
- Advanced proficiency in managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
- Ability to prepare project budgets, financial forecasts, project invoicing, project controlling and billing
- Ability to analyzing capacity utilization, manufacturing deviations and PPV.
- Strong skills in Excel and Microsoft package and ERP systems.
- Excellent organizations and communication skills, accuracy and attention to details, ability to manage confidential information
- Knowledge of IFRS a plus.
- Integrity and a desire to constantly learn, improve and go the extra step.
Source : Sterling Engineering
