Staff Accountant
Mestek, Inc
Westfield, MA 01085
Posted 10 months ago
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Job Type(s)
Full Time
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Industry
Accounting, Finance
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Job Description
Staff Accountant
Scope of Position:
Working under the direction of the Group Controller, prepares accounting analyses, complete accounting related projects as required.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for learning Mestek's general ledger, payables and to a lesser degree payroll software environment with particular emphasis on the general ledger module
- Responsible for learning Mestek's internal product line accounting system (activity based costing) and contribution margin based gross margin reporting systems
- Preparation and posting of monthly journal entries
- Maintain and reconcile capital asset activity for all reporting locations including the correct implementation of internal and tax depreciation methods.
- Responsible for periodic analysis of g/l accounts
- Prepare documents for audits
- Assist in the preparation of annual operating budgets and business planning
- Assist in analyzing monthly financial statements for completeness and accuracy and investigation of deviations from budget
- Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
- Work to improve financial processes
- Performs other duties as needed or required
The Staff Accountant -- Financial must possess the minimum knowledge listed below:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting prefered but not required; prior accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (1-5 Years) helpful
- CPA prefered, but not required
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Solid spreadsheet skills (Excel)
- Experience with any ERP/MRP system in a manufacturing environment helpful
- Experience with QuickBooks or othe higher level accounting system