Job Description

The Financial Accountant assists with month end close tasks, completes weekly and bi-weekly payroll and related journal entries, ensures accuracy of production labor hours as well as maintains Fixed Assets and depreciation for US locations and some Rail foreign entities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

•   Assist with month end close, prepare, and post journal entries

•   Explain and document month end variances on payroll ledger accounts and fixed asset accounts

•   Process weekly, temporary labor, bi-weekly hourly payroll and assist with payroll questions

•   Prepare and post standard and non-standard journal entries related to payroll

•   Prepare labor hours reporting for Operations

•   Provide Payroll reporting for government contracts (weekly payrolls)

•   Perform monthly G/L reconciliations

•   Collaborate with Cost Accounting and IT to ensure accuracy of daily production labor

•   Import and reconcile production labor hours 

•   Close production orders

•   Maintain Fixed Asset Ledger for US locations including monthly depreciation entries

•   Lead the annual budget review and input for capital projects for Operations

•   Track completion of fixed asset projects and close projects once completed

•   Prepare depreciation ledger for Rail US locations and Rail foreign entities

•   Update and maintain fixed assets standard operating procedures

•   Prepare monthly Management Report for capital spend

•   Prepare fixed asset portion of quarterly tax package and T-99 

•   Review GL account coding for manufacturing purchase orders

•   Process and manage property taxes with third party vendor and asset information for property tax assessment for insurance

•   Prepare documents for company auto registration new and renewals, titles, tax, and review quarterly with fixed assets.

•   Special projects related to fixed assets and payroll, as needed

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

A.   Education 

•   Bachelor’s degree in accounting 

B.   Experience

•   5 years of experience in payroll accounting and fixed assets

Preferred Qualifications

A.   Education and Experience

•   Payroll experience

•   Kronos experience

•   Sage Fixed Asset experience

•   Experience using LN or other ERP systems

B.   Interpersonal Skills

•   Ability to write in a clear and concise manner

•   Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions

C.   Technical Skills

•   Computer skills – Microsoft Office Suite of Products (Word, Excel, Outlook) 

•   Mathematical skills

•   Accounting skills

D.   Other Skills

•   Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 

•   Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

•   Ability to effectively plan and organize

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.