Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for working as part of the accounting team to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for the organization. The Senior Accountant reports directly to the COO + Treasurer and directly supervises the Accounting Specialist. The Senior Accountant analyzes and reviews vast quantities of accounting data using Excel and other accounting tools, prepares reports for management, maintains accurate accounting records and financial statements, and administers the timely filing of all compliance requirements. 

 Responsibilities

• Ability to work independently and flourish in a complex environment required with time-sensitive deadlines.
• Responsibility for the timely and accurate monthly financial statement closing process including the preparation of journal entries, gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and other departments as well as preparing budget to actual comparisons. This responsibility also includes preparing balance sheet account reconciliations, validation of Income statement activity for completeness, review of transaction coding and postings prepared by staff members and the maintenance of proper accounting records and files.
• Analyzes information and options by developing spreadsheet reports; verifying information; and gathering corroborative input. Using the analyzes to prepare ad hoc insight reports for management.
• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts along with reconciling the forecast with actual performance.  This includes no less than weekly reconciliation of all bank accounts.
• Analysis and publish period reports on various expense, revenue items and various monthly management business performance reports.
• Oversight of tax return and compliance filings for timely submissions, including Property Tax, Sales Tax, Canadian QST/GST/PST, Income Tax and various agency registrations.
• Issue daily and weekly sales and cash reporting both internally and to the parent company (EON).
• Assist with the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes.
• Assist with the year-end financial statement audit by external auditors.
• Maintain Fixed Asset ledgers and calculate depreciation, amortization. Conduct fixed asset inventory and reconcile to asset ledgers.
• Ensure the inventory subledger is kept current, cycle counts are performed timely, and all supporting receipts and adjustments are properly authorized and recorded.
• Administer the accounts payable process to ensure accurate coding and approval process for all invoices and expense reports.
• Review and approve the work of Accounting Specialist including payroll, cash postings, commissions, corporate credit cards, customer receivables accounts payable.
• Provide training and support of our accounting system within the organization.
• Administer the companies compliant use of an external sales tax tool while also assisting customers with sales tax queries.
• Administer the companies payroll processes with ADP and ADP Canada.
• Perform other duties as required by Management.

Required Education, Experience, Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
• 5+ years’ accounting experience
• Knowledge of all accounting functions and related internal controls, including A/R and A/P
• Strong ability to use MS Office packages, including MS Word and Excel.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently research and reconcile accounts
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, work effectively in a team environment and meet deadlines.

Eschenbach Optik of America offers a competitive compensation package with salary, commission and expenses with a competitive benefits package.

Pay Range: From $75,000.00 - $90,000 per year.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance Plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick day
• Paid holidays
• Retirement plan

Work Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed
• Occasional travel.

Work location: on premise at the office in Danbury, CT.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check.

Eschenbach Optik of America is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.