Accountant

Arrow Fastener Company, LLC; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hangzhou Greatstar Industrial, Ltd. and its Shop Vac USA, SK Tools USA and Tesa PMI brands seek an Accountant to support the accounting team in Williamsport, PA.

The role focuses on monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analysis, AR/AP support, and inventory control, reporting to the Accounting Manager and collaborating with onsite teams. The position entails assisting in the preparation of financial reports, audits, month-end close, asset management, and timely tax

Qualifications

• Experience with monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Knowledge of AR/AP processes and inventory control.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing balance sheets, income statements, and other reports.
• Audit documents to substantiate financial transactions.
• Maintain accounting controls by recommending policies and procedures.
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions.
• Prepare financial reports by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Assist with internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Maintain Fixed Asset and CIP systems; perform asset inventory audits.
• Provide month-end tracking and accruals (Prepaids, OpEx, Payables, Freight, Utilities, etc.).
• Handle P&L and Balance Sheet monthly closing tasks, including journal entries and GR/IR review.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly; prepare and file sales/use tax returns.
• Assist with maintenance of W9 database.

Job description

THE COMPANY: Hangzhou Greatstar Industrial, Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers of hand tools in the world, specializing in R&D and manufacturing high quality products for the DIY, professional and industrial channels. Our brands, include Arrow Fastener Co., LLC, Pony & Jorgensen, Shop Vac, SK Hand Tools, Primeline as well as many others.

Shop Vac USA, LLC, located in Williamsport, PA, is home to the Shop Vac brand and the world’s leader in heavy-duty wet dry vacuums for consumer, commercial and industrial applications, and pioneered the first in vehicle vacuum system. Our Williamsport location now supports 3 businesses and brands which include the Shop-Vac, SK Professional Tools and TESA USA. Shop Vac, USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of GreatStar Tools USA, whose other operating companies include Arrow Fastener Co., LLC and Prime-Line Products.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Accountant position is responsible for supporting the accounting team in preparing monthly journal entries and account reconciliations as well as performing financial analysis, supporting AR/ AP and inventory control functions. This position reports directly to the Accounting Manager, serving as an onsite team player and contributing to Shop Vac USA, SK Tools USA and Tesa PMI business success by performing various accounting and control functions and assisting in the preparation/reconciliation of financial reports and anaylses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports.
• Sustantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Verify allocate, post and reconcile transactions.
• Prepare special financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarzing account information.
• Assist in completion of internal and external audits to ensure compliance.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset and CIP systems and perform physical asset inventory audits.
• Provide monthy tacking and month-end accruals and reporting including; Prepaids, Operating expenses, Payables, Freight, Utilities and other Receivables, etc.
• Handle various P & L & Balance Sheet monthly closing tasks including journal entry preparation and reivew of GR/IR balances.
• Reconcile balance sheets accounts each month as assigned.
• Prepare and file monthly and quarterly sales and use tax returns.
• Assist with maintenance of W9 database.
• Review daily cycle count transactions, route for approval and prepare month accuracy reports.