Accounting Lead AR, Costing & Inventory

TITLE: Accounting Lead AR, Costing & Inventory | EXEMPT
DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Director of Finance & Administration

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The Accounting Lead -AR, Costing & Inventory oversees leading all activities related to Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Inventory. Direct responsibilities are to guide and support the AR Specialist to ensure workflow deadlines are met while adhering to company financial controls. Perform month-end closing and all reporting activities related to AR, Payroll & Inventory. Prepares all accounting and financial reports, ledgers and statements; interpret such financial/accounting data to ensure accuracy.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees daily operations of AR Specialist & Billing.
• Review various reports and assist in resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports, to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to defined accounting standards.
• Complete monthly closing/reconciliation activities, ensuring journal entries and the general ledger are accurate.
• Assist in Intercompany Accounting at month-end, ensuring transactions between entities are accurate and complete.
• Maintain and support item numbers and costing functions within ERP.
• Supports back-up role for various accounting functions (AR, Cash Receipts, Taxes, Payroll).
• Participates in annual audit processes, ensures deadlines are met.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is required. Proven relevant experience of two or more years in the same field is also required.
• Must have strong leadership skills to manage people and maintain a respectful attitude at work.
• Should possess excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Have the ability to give attention to detail and to manage multiple deadlines with a high level of accuracy.
• Positive attitude with a high level of accountability, personal drive, ambition, integrity.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must possess to successfully perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions for this position.
• Individual’s daily routine will consist mostly of technical, administrative work with occasional exposure to the manufacturing environment, which may have some abnormal variations in temperature, unavoidable fumes, noise, and atmospheric conditions. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, including a respirator, must be worn in designated areas.
• Individual must possess the ability to perform light physical activity, which includes occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs, standing, walking, sitting, manual dexterity, repetitive hand, and finger motion.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time .

PMC Global, Inc. is a privately-held management company and resource partner with corporate offices in three states and more than 20 subsidiaries in 10 U.S. states and 17 countries. From its roots in the early stages of the plastics polymer modification industry a half century ago, PMC has branched out through start-ups and strategic acquisitions to dominate select markets in plastics/chemicals, manufacturing, food service, packaging and finance. PMC and its subsidiaries employ more than 3,500 worldwide.