Accountant Jobs

Polytek® is a leading manufacturer of mold making materials. We are currently looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and extremely organized accountant to join our rapidly expanding company to perform the following responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions:

· Prepare and record asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

· Maintain accounting policies and procedures that ensure the highest level of efficiency while maintaining appropriate internal controls and compliance with US GAAP.

· Responsible for reconciling vendor accounts and communicating with vendors.

· Ensuring prompt payment of invoices and developing and maintaining a comprehensive financial filing system, while maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, and sub-ledgers.

· Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, coding, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.

· Maintains general ledger by ensuring invoices are coded correctly including variances and landed costs.

· Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.

· Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.

· Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

· Answer all billing and credit inquiries or disputes and refer to Controller.

· Review returns and post credits to vendor accounts.

· Review and collect data for new vendor account requests and follow procedure during set-up.

· Enter, post and verify all vendor payments and banking information according to company policy for various payment types as directed by Controller.

· Assist with GL and vendor entries and accruals.

· Maintain and update automated A/P system data.

· Collaborate with purchasing and other team members to ensure proper GL coding, resolving disputes and maintaining delegations of authority approval levels.

· Process employee expense reports according to company policy.

· Assist with corporate credit card reconciliation, coding and accruals.

· Create, review and enter commission reports into A/P system for approval and processing while reviewing for accuracy.

· Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

· Maintains financial security by following internal accounting controls.

· Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

· Talk, hear and vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

· Must be able to remain in a stationary position for more than 50% of the time.

· Occasional prolonged and irregular hours

· Repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer

· Must be able to work in office environment

Education and Experience:

· BS/BA in Accounting or Business related degree with 5 years of work experience.

· Highly ethical, trustworthy and maintain confidentiality.

· Proficient in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Outlook.

· Proficient knowledge of an ERP system and report writing experience.

· Self-motivated and able to execute independently with the ability to demonstrate sound judgement and resourcefulness in decision making and problem solving.

· Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include occasional evenings.

· Ability to develop and implement process improvements.

· Great attention to detail, organized and team oriented with a willingness to learn.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced, hand-on environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.