Accountant

Position Summary

The Accountant for TerraSource will be responsible for the daily accounting department activities with necessary technical knowledge to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies and external audits. The successful candidate will be expected to enforce internal control for safeguarding of company assets while working with accounting department personnel. Additionally, they must have a strong cost accounting knowledge to keep division management informed with accurate information in decision making. The position will be responsible for improving department functions, meeting completion dates, interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies. The ideal candidate will be working in the tactical business, but also demonstrate the desire and ability for driving change, identifying business needs, areas of improvement and objectives through research and data-backed decision making that will empower them to make recommendations on appropriate business initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Perform daily accounting functions in accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking, commissions, Sales Tax and general accounting processes
• Complete timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, helping ensure that all financial transactions are appropriately recorded in the general ledger
• Complete journal entries and review journal entries prepared by other team members
• Help prepare financial statements in accordance with accounting regulations and corporate guidelines
• Perform analysis on all general ledger accounts and prepare and review monthly account reconciliations
• Manage information requests for corporate financial reporting, corporate tax, internal and external audits
• Adhere to, communicate and maintain standard processes, procedures and policies
• Complete cost accounting functions, including product costing, inventory valuation and variance analysis
• Participate in and support the annual budget and forecast update processes
• Maintain confidentiality of personal, corporate and financial data.
• Champion the development and implementation of consistent controls, policies and procedures and develop skills through cross training and supporting management positions.
• Other duties and special assignments, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university in accounting or finance, and a minimum of 2 years related accounting experience.

Skills & Software/System Experience:

• Accounting and/or finance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a low volume high mix product portfolio manufacturing environment
• ERP system experience - J.D. Edwards experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with little or no supervision
• Skilled at Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Advanced Excel user, with a strong understanding of databases, queries and reports

Skills/Experience

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, margins, markups, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Use of judgment to plan, perform and make decisions as to the sequence of set-ups, operations and processes within the limitations of recognized or standard methods and procedures.

Other Skills and Abilities

• PC and keyboarding skills
• Desire and ability to learn job specific software
• Must possess a valid driver's license in state of residence and be insurable under company's motor vehicle insurance policy

Core Competencies

Creativity

• Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas
• Easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions
• Tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings

Perspective

• Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge
• Has broad-ranging personal and business interests and pursuits
• Proposes future scenarios
• Thinks globally
• Can discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues and project them into the future

Business Acumen

• Knows how businesses work
• Knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization

Drives for Results

• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully
• Is constantly and consistently one of the top performers
• Very bottom-line oriented
• Steadfastly pushes self and others for results

Team Player

• Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all
• Can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups
• Can solve problems with peers with minimum noise
• Is seen as a team player and is cooperative
• Easily gains trust and support of peers
• Encourages collaboration
• Can be candid with peers

Sound Decision Making

• Makes good, timely decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment
• Most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time
• Sought out by others for advice and solution
• Consistent logic, rationality & objectivity in decision making
• Neither indecisive nor hip-shooter
• Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure
• Able to make quick decisions

Promotes Diversity

• Manages all kinds and classes of people equitably
• Deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, age and both sexes

Motivates Others

• Creates a climate in which people want to do their best
• Can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members
• Can assess each person's hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her
• Pushes tasks and decisions down
• Empowers others
• Invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility
• Makes each individual feel his/her work is important
• Is someone people like working for and with

Develops Others*

• Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments
• Holds frequent development discussions
• Is aware of each person's career goals
• Constructs compelling development plans and executes them
• Pushes people to accept developmental moves
• Will take on those who need help and further development
• Cooperates with the developmental system in the organization
• Is a people builder

*Expectation of managers only

Communication

• Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization
• Provides individuals information so they can make accurate decisions
• Is timely with information
• Is able to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles
• Can get messages across that have the desired effect

Humility

• Quickly admits flaws and mistakes
• Is careful to make others comfortable
• Is authentic
• Helps others save face in difficult situations
• Maximizes the contribution of all
• Encourages the expression of viewpoints from all concerned
• Is modest and self-effacing; Respects the views of others

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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