ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE:

• Prepares weekly reporting to summarize current and projected company financial position to include but is not limited to: gross margin analysis, expense analysis, and management of the trial balance.

• Accounting duties to include: weekly/monthly sales/margin reporting, FX spot/forward buys, monitor cash balance, customer rebates, monthly results commentary, CapEx request/payback analysis, SG&A expense, tax accrual, and period-end close transactions (to also include all account reconciliations monthly).

• Reviews weekly pricing for accuracy.  

• Ensures sales, margin, product cost, and freight & storage costs are accurate.

• Works with business to develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).

• Monitors internal control and risk assurance activities and ensures compliance with basic accounting principles and company procedures.

• Identifies trends and makes recommendations to management regarding cost saving or profit generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies.

• Analyzes data and develops reporting for management use as appropriate.

• Adheres to the mission and cornerstone values and applicable practices of the organization.

• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature. 

• Ability to manage time effectively and compile information in a timely fashion.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, OR RELATED (REQUIRED)

• FOUR TO SIX YEARS PREVIOUS ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF COST ACCOUNTING, INTERNAL CONTROLS AND A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE.

• KNOWLEDGE OF SPREADSHEET, WORD PROCESSING, DATABASE, EMAIL, AND INTERNET SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS