Position: Accountant
Location: Wadesboro, NC
Position Overview: Our Accountant role applies general accounting principles and principles of cost accounting to calculate, prepare, and record financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Compile monthly/periodic reports from information calculated or obtained from the CMCO Business System. Including but not limited to shipments, productivity, and departmental expenses.
- Analyzes data and prepares monthly account reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and compliance to company policies.
- Assist with month-end close including journal entry preparation from various data sources.
- Reviews and approves various journal entries and reconciliations prepared by other accounting staff as needed.
- Analyze actual cost compared to standard cost and reviews in relations to product margins.
- Assist with standard cost updates as needed.
- Prepare wire transfers for and intercompany payables transactions.
- Provides financial support and recommendations to other departments.
- Responsible for maintaining fixed assets and reconciliation to ledger.
- Responsible for preparation of a monthly capital forecast.
- Gather and review SOX compliance reports and load in Blackline.
- Assist in preparation of the annual operating budget.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Proficient in Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint software.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to Suppliers and other employees of the organization.
- Maintains a collaborative, team relationship with peers and colleagues to effectively contribute to the group's achievement of goals and to help foster a positive work environment.
- Demonstrates a friendly, responsive, service-minded attitude to all internal and external customers.
- Demonstrates a willingness to accept change and new approaches, including additional responsibilities.
- Sets work plans and considers priorities for completing assignments to meet deadlines.
- Maintains compliance with all state and federal regulations.
- Effective communicator, both verbal and written.
- Exhibits a high level of integrity.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in accounting or related field.
- 2+ years of related experience.
- OR equivalent combination of education and experience
About Columbus McKinnon:
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by our superior design and engineering know-how. Columbus McKinnon is a publicly traded company that has been in business for almost 150 years - proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we're going. As Columbus McKinnon grows globally, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. Join our winning team!
Columbus McKinnon Corporation promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes. We also value the safety of all associates and work hard to maintain a Drug Free Workplace.
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