Accountant

LaGrange, GA 30240

Employment Type: Permanent Job Category: Accounting Job Number: Jt29498299 Compensation: $39,250 / year

Job Description

Position Purpose
The Staff Accountant position assists in the preparation of monthly financial statements and other financial reports and analyses as required. Responsibilities include ensuring integrity of the General Ledger involving payroll and fixed asset accounting, analysis of accruals, and reconciliation of numerous accounts. This position also oversees the projects accounting functions for the firm and monitors the progress of projects, investigates variances, and ensures that project billings are issued to customers. They may also assist with the development of the financial aspects of the business case for each proposed project.

Job Functions 
  • Various general accounting duties involving reconciling general ledger accounts
  • Prepaid Accounting
  • Proficient knowledge of reconciliation and ledger transactions
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Fixed Asset Accounting
  • Month-end closings and balancing of various general ledger accounts
  • Reviewing budgets, including staffing, work plans, and fee structures.
  • Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts.
  • Preparing pre-billing reports for project managers to review.
  • Preparing actual costs, working capital, cost controlling, PPV posting
  • Monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections.
  • Ensuring a steady cash flow by generating, auditing, and sending invoices in a timely manner.
  • Updating contracts according to client requirements and reporting associated budget amendments.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP, FASB), rules, regulations, and systems of internal control
  • Perform special projects and duties as required.

Qualifications & Experience 
  • A bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar field & a minimum of 2-5 years in an accounting role in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with full cycle accounting
  • Advanced proficiency in managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
  • Ability to prepare project budgets, financial forecasts, project invoicing, project controlling and billing
  • Ability to analyzing capacity utilization, manufacturing deviations and PPV.
  • Strong skills in Excel and Microsoft package and ERP systems.
  • Excellent organizations and communication skills, accuracy and attention to details, ability to manage confidential information
  • Knowledge of IFRS a plus.
  • Integrity and a desire to constantly learn, improve and go the extra step.

Meet Your Recruiter

Max Francis
Technical Recruiter

Max Francis is a seasoned Engineering Recruiter specializing in the Automation Division at Sterling. With five years of invaluable experience in recruitment, Max is on a mission to help individuals find their perfect career move—one that aligns with their professional goals and supports their families.

As an Engineering Recruiter, Max excels in the Automation Division, leveraging his deep industry knowledge to connect candidates with opportunities tailor-made for their unique skill sets and aspirations. He understands that finding the right career move is a pivotal moment in people's lives, and he thrives on being a part of that journey.

What Max finds most exciting and rewarding about his work is the opportunity to guide individuals to their ideal career fit. He recognizes that this transition is an exhilarating time for most people, and he derives immense satisfaction from helping them navigate the path toward their next professional adventure.

Max's advice to job seekers is grounded in the value of connections. He believes that having a well-connected recruiter within the industry you aspire to be in can open doors to companies and positions that may not be readily available on job boards. In today's competitive job market, he encourages candidates to connect with a recruiter early in their job search journey. While he advocates for candidates to continue their independent job searches, he emphasizes the benefit of having an additional set of experienced eyes on the market.

As one of the most respected names in engineering staffing, Sterling has hundreds of opportunities with top employers. If you’ve got a friend or colleague seeking their next move in engineering, we could have their next opportunity. We offer a referral bonus for every referral that we place. Submit referral now. 

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