Job description
Great River Industries
Assistant Controller
Full-Time
Salary Exempt
Geismar, LA 70734
Position Summary
Prepare and maintain financial records to track accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash accounting, creates financial statements, manages tax compliance, and helps gathers documents for the external audit. Assist the accounting team and reports to the Controller.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Helps to oversee general accounting and financial operations including the monthly close.
- Prepare monthly financial statements and variance analysis including detailed analysis of general ledger activity.
- Assist in managing Day-to-day operations of the accounting department. Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, program budgets and actual expenses
- Maintains the general ledger.
- Assist in coding invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
- Reconciles bank accounts monthly, verifies deposits on a daily basis, and addresses inquiries from banks.
- Reconciles cash disbursement daily accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.
- Coordinate and prepare all internal and external financial reports on a timely basis
- Prepare Journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations including reconciling the cash accounts.
- Assists Controller in developing policies related to financial and operational management including the general ledger, cash management, revenue recognition, accounts payable, allocations, payroll, financial reporting, and budgets.
- Supports the executive team in preparing materials for Board meetings and various committees
- Conduct timely submissions of all federal and state tax filings.
- Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
- Assists the Finance Director in developing annual operating and capital budgets and serve as back-up for critical functions such as payroll processing.
- Assist with evaluating and implementing various accounting related software
- Assist operations personnel with cost tracking, reporting, billing, and forecasting, and respond timely to any requests.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
- BS in accounting, finance, or related area is required. MBA/CPA preferred.
- Construction accounting experience is a plus, must have some type of accounting/ERP software experience.
- Able to quickly understand advanced excel functions.
- Ability to apply discretion, trust with confidential company information.
- High attention to details, ability to take directions, self-check and follow up on work
- Exceptional organization and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and multitask efficiently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
- Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Ability to correctly prepare tax & other compliance reports.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
Additional Benefits:
Full Benefits Package
401(K)
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. It is the objective of GRI to provide clear expectations and sufficient training and resources, to analyze and tailor responsibilities to ensure the successful accomplishment of responsibilities of all employees. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
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