Senior Accountant

Job Description:

Senior Accountant
Norwalk, CT
On-site 9 am – 5 pm

Candidate Attributes:

• Strong financial and technical background required.
  
• Self-driven with the ability to produce accurate and timely results while demonstrating high standards for others to emulate.
  
• Creative thinker who can improve processes and the utilization of technology/systems.
  
• Can respond to inquiries and lead discussions with company executives as needed.
  
• Open to learning and asking questions.
  
• Collaborate and work closely with CEO/CFO.
  
• Appreciate and respect teamwork and demonstrate the earmarks of a future successful team leader.
  
• Desire to lead (processes, people) is required along with high standards.
  
• Demonstrated spirit of excellence.
  
• Understand, work with, and promote the use of technology within the company for all systems at a high level.
  
  Core Responsibilities:
  
• Supports the CFO in carrying out the accounting department's monthly, quarterly, annual, and non-routine functions.
  
• Reconciling sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
  
• Performing monthly balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position/budget variance analyses.
  
• Maintaining and reconciling fixed assets schedules.
  
• Manage and maintain inventory control processes to support accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
  
• Provides expertise in cost accounting concepts and methodologies, including average costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate processing of inventory activities, including purchase orders, receiving, transfer, and disposal.
  
• Working with the sales support team to request payments on sales orders.
  
• Preparing monthly journal entries for the general ledger.
  
• Accurately compiles data and creates reports and spreadsheets using MS Excel.
  
• Researching and interpreting data to respond to various accounting and financial questions.
  
• Performing account analysis and special projects as needed.

• Dental Insurance
  
• Health insurance.
  
• Paid time off.
  
• Vision insurance.
  
• 401K.
  

  Requirements:

  Skills Required:
  
• MBA in Finance with a concentration in accounting or related experience.
  
• 4 - 6 years` experience, including general accounting, manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting and/or cost accounting, and financial analysis, and able to understand and prepare financial statements.
  
• Experience at the mid-to large-cap enterprise level with engagement in special multidisciplinary projects preferred.
  
• Advanced experience in MS Excel.
  
• Must be able to deal with highly sensitive and confidential information.
  
• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Proven skills in accuracy, organization, and working in a quick-paced environment.
  
• Comfortable with Technology. 90+% of our transactions are paperless.
  
• Self-starter and self-motivated – the ability to work independently with minimal supervision or direction.
  
• Willing and able to learn.