Description

Join the Weisiger Group Team

As a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership, we have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity, and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed.

Since 1926, we’ve supported the strength of our communities by supplying equipment for critical infrastructure and commerce, and by funding programs that advance social and economic vitality. Being around for nearly 100 years means we change and pivot to capture opportunities and avoid challenges. We make smart investments in our company and continuously improve as part of our vision to be a trailblazing company that’s built to last. 

We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. 

Join a leading solutions provider and be a part of a group of highly skilled technicians, sales and support team members who exist to serve as a trusted partner to our customers, communities, and fellow employees.

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to oversee general accounting procedures by controlling and verifying a wide range of financial transactions.  Senior accountant responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures.  The senior accountant will also be called upon to assist in various initiatives including continuous improvement opportunities as well as post-acquisition integration support. 

Essential Functions

• General ledger account reconciliations of assigned accounts.
• Analyzes records of journal entries and/or cash transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.
• Organizes and maintains journal entry and supporting documentation ensuring that all entries are adequately supported and organized / accessible facilitating efficient review.
• Assist in the development, modification, documentation and implementation of accounting system and process changes.
• Seeks ways to continually improve accounting and organizational processes and procedures to gain efficiency and provide value to internal and external customers.
• Identifies gaps in process documentation while also addressing by authoring SOPs and process flow maps.
• Review current application of GAAP in various transactions with regard to concepts such as revenue recognition, lease accounting, and long-lived asset accounting to ensure proper treatment is applied.
• Assists in maintaining and monitoring a sound internal control environment and participates in the physical inventory count and/or review process as needed.
• Assist in the annual independent audit process by providing information as requested and through various accounting analyses as needed.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualifying individuals to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
• Five plus years’ related experience and/or training (mix of public and private experience is preferred)
• Highly analytical 

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), SAP preferred, but experience with other ERPs acceptable. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) candidate preferred 

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 of organization. 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, markups, interest, commissions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. 

Reasoning Ability

Ability to identify cause-effect relationships and interrelated business activities. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

Workplace Requirements

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull and /or otherwise move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, depending on site location, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and equipment. The employee may occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in some work environments is occasionally loud.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We require all employees to treat all our employees and candidates as equals. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We’re committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.