Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Sr. Accountant to join our team in Monmouth County, New Jersey. In this role, you will handle a variety of accounting tasks, including invoice management, financial data entry, and monthly reporting. This is a long-term contract position within the manufacturing industry, offering an opportunity to work closely with multiple departments and contribute to organizational efficiency.

Responsibilities

· End of month entries.

o Goodwill amortization.

o Prepaid expenses.

o Accrued expenses.

o Fixed asset depreciation.

o Prepaid insurances.

o Inventory reserve.

o Sales commission bonus accruals.

· Manual bank reconciliations.

· Itemize and enter credit card line-item purchases into accounting system.

· Monthly financial reporting.

o Balance sheet.

o Income statement.

o Actual to budget.

· Analysis on cost of goods sold on a monthly basis.

· Obtain and process documents for credit from new customers.

· Semi-monthly payroll and 401Kprocessing and entry.

· Entering of A/P invoices and follow checklist of payables.

· Payment of A/P invoices via electronically and check along with entering them into the Sage 100 system.

· Make check deposits via Remote Deposit System machine.

· Transfer funds between banks and bank accounts and post transfers into Sage 100 system.

· Journal entries for Dwight borrowing base loans and bank and credit card charges.

· Prepare rolling 13-month income statement and monthly balance sheet for the calendar year.

· Work with the president to prepare the annual budget.

· Prepare consolidated actual to budget year-to-date income statement and consolidated year-to-date balance sheet for company and their foreign subsidiary.

· Preform a hard close of the Sage 100 system monthly.

· Coordinating with the President on payroll and healthcare insurance changes (new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonus payments).

· Pull and submit supporting documentation to external auditors.

Support the President in ad hoc activities

· CPA or CMA preferred but not required.

· Five years of experience as a SR. Accountant

· Strong knowledge of GAAP, audits, budgeting, and financial reporting.

· Proficient in Microsoft suite with expert skills in Excel.

· Working familiarity of Sage 100 preferred.

· Understanding of fixed assets and useful life.

· Robust comprehension of accrued and prepaid expenses.

· Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.

· Adept with cost of goods sold.

· Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

· Exceptional problem-solving abilities and strategic thinking.

· Experience in analyzing data to provide actionable recommendations.

· Adaptable to a smaller office environment.