Senior Accountant

Professional Aircraft Accessories, Inc.; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Aircraft Accessories, Inc. is seeking a finance professional to manage AP, AR, and month-end close. This role includes reconciling inventory and non-inventory receipts, reviewing invoices for GL coding, and supporting revenue recognition and financial analysis.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience in accounting, strong Excel skills, and a focus on internal controls and process improvements. This on-site role offers growth within the finance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 3-5 years of experience; prior audit experience helpful.
• CPA/CMA preferred or a path towards certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Accounts Payable cycle including invoice processing, reconciliations, and accrued liabilities.
• Review AP invoices and provide GL coding direction as needed.
• Partner with vendors and internal departments to resolve invoice discrepancies and maintain accurate records.
• Lead the AP team in resolving aged liabilities (over 60 days) and optimize working capital.
• Assist with month-end close, SOX compliance, and management reporting.
• Handle payments and posting to customer accounts; verify timely cash receipts.
• Assist with revenue recognition and coordination with shipping and billing.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Financial Analysis

SOX Compliance

Reconciliation

Revenue Recognition

Vendor Relations

Budgeting

Excel Modeling

Internal Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The position is a key member of the Finance Department with exposure to AR & AP management, Financial Planning & Analysis, as well as supporting month-end close. The role will have responsibility for reconciling inventory and non-inventory receipts between the general ledger and subledger as well as aid with revenue recognition efforts and financial analysis as needed. In addition, the role will communicate with customers and vendors and internal customer service and sales teams.

SSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Manage the Accounts Payable cycle, ensuring team members maintain accurate invoice processing and reconciliations, account balances, and accrued liabilities.
• Review the Accounts Payable invoice processing and provide direction for GL account coding when needed.
• Partner with vendors and internal departments to resolve invoice discrepancies, ensuring timely processing and accurate financial records.
• Lead the Accounts Payable team in reviewing and resolving aged, accrued liabilities, driving the efforts to resolve and clear balances aged over 60 days.
• Monitor Accounts Payable payment terms and collaborate with vendors to optimize credit arrangements and improve working capital.
• Assist with month-end SOX compliance and reporting processes, supporting adherence to internal control standards and audit requirements.
• Receive payments and accurately post amounts paid to customer accounts, or review if completed by other team members.
• Confer with customers to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.
• Aid in reviewing customer credit limits and analyzing periodic updates as necessary.
• Drive collection activities to maximize cash receipts and minimize bad debt write-offs.
• Maintain constant communication with internal departments to ensure smooth shipping and billing of customer units, including proper revenue recognition as appropriate.
• Oversee continuity of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities by providing backup support and coverage for key accounting functions as needed.
• Assist with monthly financial closing, including journal entry preparation and management of closing checklists.
• Assist with financial analysis and management reporting on monthly financial results.
• Assist management with budget preparation, including research and analysis, and Excel modeling.
• Oversee the capital expenditure process, aiding staff accounting as needed and reconciling fixed assets monthly.
• Complete weekly/monthly reports along with periodic audit requests.
• Compile statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses.
• Aid in tariff tracking initiatives and their impact on the financial statements
• Assist with financial trend analysis, evaluating product mix and key business drivers to identify and explain variances in financial results.
• Perform variance analysis of actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior year performance to identify opportunities for cost savings and support profitability improvement initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Opportunity for supervision of interns, or junior staff as appropriate.
• Ability and desire to progress in career path with future promotional opportunities.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Negotiation Skills - Ability to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: , Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance: Required

Experience: , 3-5 years of experience; prior audit experience helpful

Computer Skills: , Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Certifications & Licenses: CPA/CMA Preferred