Staff Accountant

Preferably in FL or CT

Designs for Health is an industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements offered primarily through health care practitioners. This rapidly growing company has two manufacturing plants and four distribution centers in the United States and distributes products in five continents.We are seeking warehouse associates to join our team.

Position Overview

Our company is experiencing rapid growth operating in the nutritional supplement and health manufacturing sector. We are seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to join our accounting and finance team. This is a fast-paced working environment with strong leadership, a highly motivated team, and fun but challenging projects and tasks.

The most successful candidate will exhibit passion for our business and company mission, be a team player, propose innovative solutions to challenging situations, and lean on their foundational background to correctly apply transactions in our reporting system, and reconcile a suite of assigned accounts. He or she will play a critical supporting role to the Senior Accountant and others within the Finance & Accounting organization. This is a full-time salaried position.

Essential Job Functions

• Apply a large volume of pay receipts (both credit card deposits and electronic payments) to the customer record both timely and accurately
• Reconcile ending bank balance to reporting system and track/quantify timing differences
• Research bank payments and other transactions to ensure appropriate application in general ledger
• Collaborate with customer support teams to research and resolve customer chargebacks
• Maintain and regularly update lists of outstanding checks and deposits
• Provide support to financial reporting close activities as needed
• Review current processes and workflows and make recommendations to improve
• Utilize system reports and Microsoft tools to analyze information
• Assist with research and support for annual audit requests, as required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, or 2+ years comparable working experience
• Ability to effectively manage conflicting priorities and carry out day-to-day responsibilities with little or no supervision
• Ability to process a large volume of transactions with consistency and at a high rate
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Strong oral and written and communications skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently
• General computer proficiency including Microsoft Office is required and NetSuite knowledge is a plus

Competencies

• Problem solving/critical thinking
• Task management and prioritization tools
• Proficient communicator; clear, concise and knows when to escalate issues
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Outstanding human relations skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the duties require the use of the hands to type and the ability to communicate, requires the ability to move about, some duties may occasionally require the ability to lift to 20 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

Designs for Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:

• 100% company-paid medical insurance premiums for employee + children.
• 100% company-paid life insurance, long and short-term disability benefits.
• Group dental, vision, and other ancillary benefits.
• Health and dependent care spending accounts.
• 401K plan with company-match up to 4% after the first year of employment.
• Allowance for company products for personal use.

Privacy

We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Designs for Health, including the following categories of PI: identifiers (e.g., name, address, and ID numbers), personal records (e.g., telephone number), commercial information (e.g., records of reimbursement for expenses such as travel, if applicable), professional or employment information, non-public education records, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment.

EEOC

Designs for Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.