Sr. Accountant

Our Mission

We are an employee-owned company, providing effective automation solutions.  

Behavior Standards

In the performance of the respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to abide by the following:
•    Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
•    Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
•    Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
•    Honest, ethical, and hardworking with a strong desire to succeed.
•    Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Job Purpose

The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in overseeing the financial health and accuracy of an organization. This position is responsible for managing general accounting operations, ensuring compliance, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts, and supporting audits. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to lead or mentor junior accounting staff.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions) *
•    Monitors Bank Activities to update cash reports, post general entries ad needed.
•    Perform invoicing duties (including portal invoice submissions and drop ship) while resolving invoice disputes and other billing inquiries from customers
•    Prepares monthly balance sheets, income statements, cash flow, GP reports, cash requirements, sales reference, bank collateral reports as well as profit and loss statements.
•    Maintains the general ledger and ERP Customer database.
•    Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts including AMAT payment matching, rebates and help closes the monthly books.
•    Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
•    Assist with revenue projections and expenditure forecasting.
•    Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts, overseas accounts receivable collections.
•    Verifies and/or completes payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged to the appropriate accounts. This includes check runs and wire payments.
•    Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
•    Files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
•    Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
•    Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
•    Performs other related duties as assigned.
•    Develop and document business processes to strengthen internal controls.

Qualifications & Skills

Knowledge and Education:
•    Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent
•    Minimum of 5+ years’ experience
•    P21 ERP knowledge preferred but not required
•    Strong Knowledge of accounting principles, tax reports procedures and practices preferred
•    Understanding of federal, state, and local tax laws, including income tax, employment taxes, sales tax, and excise taxes

Skills include:
•    Communicates progress and results of tasks and jobs completed
•    Strong math, computer & analytical skills
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of management and cross functional organizations
•    Team player with positive and agile attitude required
•    Must be able to work independently and organize work efficiently
•    Specialized knowledge – desire to want to grow in the accounting industry
•    Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
•    Strong ethics and has the ability to keep information confidential
•    Must be reliable, responsible, and dependable in fulfilling obligations

Working conditions

Powermatic Associates is a rapidly growing organization and as such our accounting team must be very agile and be comfortable working in an evolving environment. The working conditions for this position is primarily sedentary in an office environment; experiences frequent interruptions; required to meet deadlines; requires visual concentration on detail, dexterity and precision.  Typical work hours are M-F 8am-5pm.

Travel Requirements

This position may be required to travel for business purposes.

Physical requirements

•    Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move around the work area; sit; perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as printer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear.
•    Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
•    Ability to precisely manipulate a keyboard and mouse for data entry, document creation, and email communication.
•    The employee will occasionally lift and or carry up to 25 lbs.
•    Employee may use computer, phone, copier/scanner and other office equipment in the course of a day.
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, touch and use tools, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, twist, lift, reach, push, pull, grasp, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, grasp, talk, hear, and walk during the course of employment.
•    Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and an ability to adjust focus.

Direct Reports

This position does not have any direct reports.