POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant strengthens the finance function across IES Safety's five operating entities, covering general ledger activity, reconciliations, and monthly close through financial statement preparation, internal controls, and process improvement. This role works closely with the CFO and finance leadership to support accurate, timely financial reporting and to strengthen systems, controls, and reporting infrastructure across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following.

Billing and Accounts Receivable

Oversee AR performance across entities, including aging trends, collection effectiveness, and resolution of escalated customer disputes.
Ensure the AR subledger reconciles to the general ledger by entity, and drive resolution of unresolved discrepancies.

Accounts Payable and Payroll

Oversee AP performance across entities, including exception review from Intacct AP automation and approval of payment batches processed by the AP clerk.
Oversee payroll postings imported from ADP into Sage Intacct, ensuring accuracy of payroll journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.

General Ledger, Close, and Reconciliations

Review journal entries, bank reconciliations, and account analyses prepared across entities to ensure accurate general ledger balances.
Manage the monthly and annual close process, including schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation, and own the close calendar.
Prepare and deliver timely, accurate financial statements.
Own the accuracy and completeness of data postings, imports, and reporting entered into Sage Intacct across the organization.

Multi-Entity Accounting

Oversee accounting activity and intercompany reconciliations across the organization's operating entities, ensuring transactions are properly recorded, documented, and controlled.

Critical Accounting Schedules

Own critical accounting schedules, including depreciation schedules, company allocations, work in process (WIP) schedules, and benefit cost schedules, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.

Cash and Forecasting

Own the working capital reporting process, tracking cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and credit facility balances by entity.
Provide oversight of daily cash positions across entities and escalate shortfalls or unusual activity to the CFO.

Budgeting and Analysis

Manage the budgeting process, track performance against budget, and conduct variance analysis for leadership review.
Analyze cost drivers and identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency.

Internal Controls and Compliance

Maintain internal control procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and to safeguard against fraud.
Lead responses to audit requests and maintain audit ready documentation, collaborating directly with the CFO and external auditors as needed.
Oversee sales tax filings across applicable entities and lead the transition to Avalara sales tax automation.
Support compliance with government reporting requirements and tax filings.

Systems and Process Improvement

Lead or contribute to ERP enhancements, reporting improvements, and workflow changes, including system integrations and ERP upgrades.
Apply AI tools and automation to improve financial reporting, forecasting, and process efficiency where appropriate.

Special Projects

Lead the preparation of financial data for audits, tax filings, contract bids, and internal projects as requested.

Policy and Leadership

Maintain and enforce company-wide financial policies, applying sound accounting principles and established procedures.
Review and mentor staff accountants, providing guidance on technical accounting questions and daily workflow.
Perform other accounting and finance related duties as assigned to support the overall needs of the organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited university.
Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred but not required.
Proficiency in Sage Intacct for financial accounting management and reporting.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel and Word; experience with Power BI or similar data visualization tools is a plus.
Experience leveraging AI tools and automation to improve financial reporting, forecasting, and operational efficiency, or a demonstrated willingness to learn and adopt these tools, is a plus.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a growing, multi-entity environment.
Effective communication skills and the ability to work across departments, with the ability to review and mentor junior accounting staff.
Ability to process and oversee sales tax filings; experience with sales tax automation tools is a plus.
Openness to adopting new technology platforms; the organization will be implementing Avalara for sales tax automation and a new expense reporting platform within the next year.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. There may be occasional overnight travel required to different company locations.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

IES Safety, LLC (IES) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of IES Safety, LLC. IES reserves the right to hire the candidate without reservation, and no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

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