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Chauvet

Senior Staff Accountant

Chauvet, Lenexa, Kansas, United States

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Position Overview

The primary objective of this position is to support the general accounting and fiscal functions of the corporation in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, other regulatory and advisory organizations. Key Duties and Responsibilities

AP Duties: Process and validate all expenses bills, review and verify vendors’ invoices, enter or upload invoices to system, generate weekly payment runs. Reconcile accounts payable transactions, monitor vendors’ accounts to ensure payments are up to date, research and resolve invoice discrepancies or other issues. Maintain vendor files, correspond with vendors, and respond to vendors’ inquiries. AR Duties: Verify and post sales invoices to system. Deposit cash receipts and record payments. Maintain customers’ accounts, review accounts’ statuses, working with customers regarding payments, and accounts’ discrepancies to ensure records are complete and accurate. GL Duties: Maintain financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts. Prepare and record journal entries, analyze expense variances, and assist with month end process. Perform bank and credit card reconciliation, reconcile balance sheet accounts, inter-company transactions. Meet processing and reporting deadlines. Costing & Inventory: Review inventory balance in File Maker at month end to ensure proper recording for the balances of product lines is made in QuickBooks. Analyze monthly COGS% to determine if COGS in QuickBooks correctly captures all purchases made in the month offset by inventory balances. Meet with management on any substantial fluctuations in month-to-month COGS to determine if product mix or other variables were a factor. Month end/Year end reporting: Respond to information requests, review financial statements, and assist with audits. Create month end variance reports and other supporting files such as Bad Debt and Inventory roll forwards. Submit monthly sales tax reports to Sale Tax Accountants (CohnReznick). Provide auditors and tax preparers (BDO) with required year-end supporting documents to complete audits. Assist with preparation of monthly Forecast and annual Budget. Education And/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field; minimum of 2 years’ experience in General Ledger and all aspects of accounting. Familiarity with manufacturing environment, cost accounting and inventory valuation. Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Self-motivated with ability to multitask, high math and logical aptitude. Excellent organization skills, attention to detail. Strong work ethics, confidentiality, ability to work well with others. Proficient knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word and Outlook), and QuickBooks. Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or balance. The employee may be required to lift and move up to fifty pounds unassisted and seventy-five pounds assisted. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels from products being assembled and tested, printers and other peripherals, as well as bright light levels from lighting fixtures being operated for purposes of product development and testing. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries

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