Accountant
Reading, PA

We are looking for an ACCOUNTANT in the READING PA AREA!  A CPA is not needed but great if you have this BUT the Set-Up of Ledgers and Audit experience is required! 

If you have had a year experience in a Big 4—awesome!  An associate or bachelor’s degree is required and only 1-3 years’ experience out of school is needed and preferred.

Our client is in the Manufacturing / fabrication / Distribution industry.  They are seeking a real team player that wants to grow with a company.  Our client is in acquisition mode and fast growing.

Here are more details:

Full Job Description

• Work with the accounting team on day-to-day accounting functions and closing functions.
• Reconcile cash accounts and maintain daily banking activity.
• Assist with daily and weekly dashboard for executive staff reflecting accounting and operational data.
• Responsible for analysis and preparation of journal entries for month end close.
• Perform the monthly reconciliation of various balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Assist with various AR accounting processes. Processes including daily cash receipts, invoicing, online billing portal integration, and collection activities.
• Assist with various AP accounting processes. Including but are not limited to AP invoice entry, weekly vendor payment runs, and monthly vendor account reconciliations.
• Track Capital expense projects: maintain software database of all company assets and allocate appropriate depreciation/amortization schedules.
• Maintain and balance subsidiary ledgers and systems by verifying, allocating and posting reconciling transactions.
• Assist with year-end audit.
• Experience with Ledger Set Up.
• Participate in physical inventory processes and inventory valuation.
• Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies and perform ad-hoc requests through collaboration with other departments.
• Produce system reports and excel spreadsheets in support of projects for executive management and corporate departments.
• Support Executive Management in financial analysis projects.

Our ideal candidate has:

• · Associates OR Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 1-3 years Accounting Experience, manufacturing experience is a plus
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform detailed, accurate and well-documented work.
• Demonstrate strong problem solving skills