Industry: Manufacturer
Location: Elk Grove Village - IL
Salary: $60k-$65k
Visa Sponsor: No
Language: English: Business Level, Japanese: Business Level
Detail: Title: Staff Accountant
Industry: Manufacturer
Location: Elk Grove Village (on-site)
Salary: $60k-$65k
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00AM~4:30PM
Job Description: Staff Accountant
Position Summary: The Staff Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining internal controls, and supporting strategic decision-making processes. This position is responsible for handling divisional accounting functions, project tracking, and supporting various financial activities within the organization. As a key contributor to the finance team, the Staff Accountant collaborates closely with internal and external stakeholders to streamline processes, enhance system capabilities, and drive continuous improvement in financial operations.
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Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing company, preferably in the packaging industry
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PowerPivot and financial modeling
• Experience with ERP systems and business intelligence software
• Proficiency in Japanese or at least 3 years of work experience in a Japanese company preferred but not required
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Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Division Accounting (Import Machine Related): 60%
• Post AR and SO invoice data, including parent company invoices and invoices for projects, services, and spare parts.
• Post AP and PO data, such as vendor invoices, receipts of goods, and credit card transactions.
• Manage cash receipts, including customer remittances and direct deposits.
• Process AP payments, including vendor payments, auto-payments, and employee expenses.
• Handle intercompany transactions between divisions.
• Reconcile offset invoices with the parent company.
• Prepare payment templates, journal entries, and transaction records.
• Track projects, including customer and vendor invoices.
2. Division Accounting (Manufactured Machine Related): 10%
• Develop project tracking data with milestone schedules.
• Issue invoices at project milestones.
• Monitor project progress and ensure accounting alignment.
• Collaborate with the project management team on FAT/SAT milestones.
3. Other Duties: 30%
• Assist the Director of Finance in preparing monthly Budget vs. Actual reports.
• Partner with the Controller to improve accounting practices.
• Contribute to the implementation and enhancement of the ERP system.
• Collaborate with various departments to understand financial requirements and provide ROI analyses.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses and support special projects as needed.
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General Skills and Abilities:
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under pressure
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proactive and capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Commitment to maintaining a clean and organized work environment consistent with 5S standards
Specific Skills and Abilities:
• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheets, including pivot tables, formulas, and dashboards
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Microsoft Access, PowerBI, or other BI tools is a plus
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, inventory tracking, BOM, and cost accounting
• Ability to analyze and understand spending drivers impacting the P&L and Balance Sheet
• Skilled at identifying and addressing internal control gaps, with a focus on process improvement
