Accounting Specialist, North America
*All positions are virtual for the time being. We will have the option of a soft opening in the summer with a full opening in September 2021 (based on CDC guidelines and governmental advisories).
TO APPLY
Complete the attached application and send it with your resume to:
Gabrielle Manaskie
Job Purpose:
The Senior Accounting Specialist will provide accounting support to major financial accounting areas, including but not limited to analysing Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger & Daily P&L for Neumann Gruppe USA and entities InterAmerican Coffee, Rothfos Corporation. This position will collaborate with other team members in the accounting department to ensure all financial actions are accurate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for analysing daily P&L’s for companies.
- Reconciling BBH bank statements on a daily basis for specialty entities, i.e. InterAmerican Coffee.
- Processing and organizing invoices to ensure bills are paid and received in a timely matter. Payments via checks, ACH payments, and wire transfers as needed, applying payments in QuickBooks.
- Reconciliation of daily inventory between Eximware system and QuickBooks.
- Reconciling warehouse inventories for month end as well as EWR pledge inventory daily to Rabobank as inventory is available to use as collateral.
- Reviewing and verifying daily general ledger entries, statements and balance sheets for accuracy.
- Maintaining accounts by recording, identifying, and verifying financial information and providing summaries when necessary.
- Creating financial reporting packages every month between InterAmerican and NKG.
- Inputting General Ledger entries for account changes in as well as scanning invoices to maintaining payable files electronically.
- Verify changes for ocean freight as well as booking the freight and generating payments as applicable for the following month for Rothfos Corporation.
- Booking shipper invoices, providing timely and accurate payment processing via wire transfer daily and applying payments in the software system.
- Closing of journals, compiling the MTM and overview for Rothfos Corporation at the end of each day.
- Posting of all cash receipts, returns and other charges to customer accounts timely and accurately.
- Reconciling the future brokers daily as applicable.
- Recommend actions to stop misuse of budget and reduce loss.
- Follow internal accounting procedures and policies to ensure financial security is maintained.
- Attend conferences, workshops and other educational meetings as applicable.
All other applicable responsibilities as assigned
KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications & Training:
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance, Business Administration OR equivalent experience and background required.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Knowledge/Skills:
· The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal to no supervision.
· Strong decision making and problem-solving skills with an ability to proactively develop innovative solutions.
· Excellent Analytical skills by understanding implications and complexities of different regulations.
· High attention to detail and delivery of quality outputs.
· High levels of written and oral communication skills to ensure all employees and business partners understand the importance of compliance.
· Strong organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
· Strategic agility, including strong business and judgement.
· Self-driven and results focused.
· First class influencing and persuading skills to enforce policies, adhere standards and reduce risk.
· To be able to work independently, as well as part of a team.