Accountant

The Community Blood Center

Appleton (WI)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 75,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

PTO / Sick Time

Paid holidays

403(b) retirement savings plan with (4

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted YMCA membership

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee forums and committees

Job summary

The Community Blood Center in Appleton, WI is seeking a skilled Accountant to support general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end close. You will help strengthen internal controls and drive process improvements while supporting accounts payable/receivable and fixed assets.

Under general supervision, you will prepare reports, analyze financial data, and contribute to audits and compliance efforts.

Qualifications

2–4 years related experience; bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
Thorough understanding of basic accounting principles is required.
Training and experience in accounting and control procedures.
Extreme attention to detail is a must.
Good time management to meet monthly and annual reporting requirements.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting packages for automation verifications.
Team members may occasionally lift objects up to 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

Ensure that monthly sales recording is completed on a timely basis and AR processing is accurate.
Assist with month-end and quarter-end close responsibilities and financial statement reviews.
Maintain account reconciliations and promote strong internal controls.
Maintain detailed fixed assets records, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliations.
Assist with purchasing requests and ongoing stock/non-inventory purchases.
Support continuous improvement projects and ad-hoc analyses (e.g., monthly sales analysis).
Assist with the annual audit and respond to auditor requests promptly.
Support industry reporting and surveys as needed.
Comply with CBC policies and participate in training and SOP updates.

Skills

General accounting principles

Excel proficiency

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Join a mission-driven organization where your accounting expertise helps support our life-saving work! We are seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to support a variety of financial operations, including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end closing activities. If you enjoy analyzing financial data, strengthening internal controls, and identifying opportunities for process improvements, this is an opportunity to put your skills to work while making a meaningful impact in the community.

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general supervision, the Accountant handles a wide variety of accounting work including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, preparation of reports and analysis. Responsible for supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable processing, and fixed assets. Prepare reports as needed, depicting financial activities. Develops and maintains internal controls to assure proper management of corporate monies and the accuracy of all transactions and activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned):

Ensure that the monthly sales recording process is completed on a timely basis and is complete and accurate. Assures accounts receivable processing is completed and recorded in a timely and accurate manner. Monitors the maintenance of customer files, accounts receivable balances, and investigates accounts receivable issues as they arise.
Assists with the month-end and quarter-end close responsibilities and assists with financial statement review process.
Maintains account reconciliations and promotes a culture of strong internal controls.
Maintains detailed fixed assets records of capital equipment, including depreciation expense, disposals and reconciliations.
Assists with purchasing requests, and managing ongoing purchase of stock items and non-inventory requests.
Support continuous improvement projects and other ad-hoc analysis, such as monthly sales analysis.
Assists with the annual audit of the financial statements. Ensures auditor requests are responded to in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsible for assisting with various industry reporting and surveys.
Comply with all policies and procedures as outlined in the CBC Team Member Handbook, CBC SOPs or directives. Maintains current level of job-related skills by attending internal and external training sessions and reading publications.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

2-4 years related experience; bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
In all cases, a thorough understanding of basic accounting principles is required.
Training and experience in accounting and control procedures.
Extreme attention to detail is a must.
Good time management is needed to ensure the timely processing of all information while meeting the monthly and annual reporting requirements.
Advanced level of Excel skills is required along with experience in running various accounting packages, to provide for needed automation verifications not provided in the accounting package.
Team members may occasionally be required to lift objects or materials weighing up to 30 pounds.

BENEFITS AND PERKS:

We take care of our team — from competitive wages and valuable training to comprehensive benefits packages. Depending on hours worked, this position can offer: