Senior Accountant

Watershed-Foods; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Watershed Foods is seeking a senior accounting professional to oversee recording, tracking and reporting of financial information. You will work closely with the VP of Finance to ensure timely monthly reporting and support cost reduction initiatives.

Responsibilities include maintaining ledger accuracy, preparing financial statements, monitoring AR/AP aging, cash positioning, and inventory reporting, along with implementing internal controls and guiding junior staff.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree with 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Organization and ability to multi-task on a daily basis.
• Excellent communication to manage relationships internally and externally.
• Analytical skills to monitor spreadsheets and systems for inventory, A/P, A/R, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite; advanced Excel preferred; information systems experience.
• CPA licensure and/or CMA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledgers.
• Maintain financial records and ensure proper recording of transactions.
• Analyze costs, revenues, commitments to forecast future revenues and expenses.
• Prepare balance sheets, P/L statements and other financial reports for internal and external parties.
• Supervise and guide lower-level accountants when staffed accordingly.
• Monitor accounts receivable and accounts payable aging.
• Weekly cash position modeling and reporting.
• Report and track inventory.
• Implement key internal controls to support management decisions and reporting integrity.

Skills

Organization

Multi-tasking

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Accounting degree

CPA licensure

CMA certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary:This position has responsibility for the recording, tracking, and reporting all financial information for Watershed Foods and related entities. This position works closely with the VP of Finance to ensure that all information needed to complete the monthly financial reporting requirements are met. Any other cost reduction projects as well as general accounting functions fall under this position.Key Responsibilities:Ensure the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger and resolves discrepancies.Maintains financial records and ensures that financial transactions are properly recorded.Analyze current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.Prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other financial reports for both internal and external parties.When staffed accordingly, supervise and guide lower-level accountants.Monitoring accounts receivable and accounts payable agings.Weekly cash position modeling and reporting.Reporting and tracking of inventory.Implementation of key internal controls for to assist in management decisions as well as integrity of financial reporting.Skills & Qualifications:Accounting degree with 3-5 years of professional experience.Organization and ability to multi-task on a daily basis.Excellent communication to manage relationships internally and externally.Analytical skills to monitor various spreadsheets and systems to track inventory, A/P, A/R, etc.Knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite (advanced level MS Excel user highly preferred) and information systems.Certified Public Accountant licensing and/or Certified Management Accountant certification credential preferred.