Staff Accountant

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant will manage full-cycle accounts payable, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient processing of vendor invoices and payments. This role also involves month-end/year-end close, journal entries, bank and account reconciliations in a multi-plant environment. Additional responsibilities will include travel and expense processing, credit card programs processing and administration, and treasury support/back-up. Position will work closely with other accounting staff and Department Managers/Supervisors on accounting related issues.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable transactions, including invoices, purchase orders, and weekly payment run via ACH/EFT/wire/cheque.
• Communicate with vendors, and other internal stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment inquiries
• Daily cash reconciliation to the ledger and cash forecast.
• Month end support including AP closing, expense accruals, journal entries and account(s) reconciliation.
• Administrator for the Concur expense reimbursement application.
• Management of the company credit card program.
• Timely reconciliation of general ledger accounts including prepaid, accruals, cash and intercompany.
• Assist with month-end close / year-end close / annual audit / annual physical inventory.
• Trained and serve as backup for the Accounts Receivable functions for vacation coverage and heavy workload.
• Trained and serve as backup for the Costing functions for vacation coverage and heavy workload.
• Assists other Dept. Managers, Supervisors, Directors, and VP’s as necessary.
• Must embrace technology with the ability to learn custom Accounting and Order Processing software.
• Must comply with all general Company-wide standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and any job or department specific SOP’s.
  
  

 SOP’s may cover the areas of (but are not limited to)

 Employee Health and Safety

 SQF (Safe Quality Food packager) and GMP (good manufacturing procedures) focused on eliminating contaminates in all packaging manufactured.

 SGP (Sustainable Green Printer) environmental regulatory procedures and SOP’s

• Must work within productivity standards and completes work in a timely manner.
• Must be able to adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and be able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Must be dependable and work within Company conduct standards; consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and project support as needed.