Job Description
Job Description
Opportunity Stanislaus is helping Rizo Lopez Foods recruit a Senior Accountant.
Summary/Objective:Timely and accurate preparation of monthly financial statements. Provide analysis and insight with regard to company profitability and financial ratios. Engage with team members on month-end and year-end timelines.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead the month-end Close and check list process
- Produce a professional and accurate monthly financial packet
- Conduct regular General Ledger maintenance
- Prepare recurring monthly journal entries along with non-routine entries
- Analyze financials for discrepancies and issues that should be brought to the Controller’s attention
- Provide timely borrowing base reports to the bank
- Bank reconciliations
- Assist with annual budget preparation
- Assist with annual financial review and audits
- Perform business projects and ad hoc analysis to support business decisions and as requested by Management
- Provide input into the department’s goal-setting process
- Document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Liaise with Controller and Accounting Manager to improve financial procedures and accounting systems, including System Conversions
- Promote and follow Rizo Lopez policies and procedures
- Perform additional responsibilities directed from management to ensure business operations run smoothly
- Help in cross-training accounting and clerical staff
- Support operational leaders through data reporting and analysis.
- Gather, validate and analyze supporting data for operational metric reporting.
- Provide commentary around insights and trends as needed.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize successfully;
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Strong administrative skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), internet and email;
- Intermediate MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
- Demonstrate ability to work as a team player, and collaborate with colleagues with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate and interact with coworkers across all levels of the organization;
- Attention to detail with effective problem-solving skills
- Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures
- Hands-on experience with accounting software packages
- Awareness of business trends
- Familiarity with financial accounting statements
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
- In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Accounting
- 2+ years of financial accounting
Preferred Education and Experience
- 3-5 years of Financial Accounting or Financial Analysis experience
- Proven experience as a Senior or Staff accountant