Staff Accountant

Persona Signs; Two Bridges (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Persona Signs is seeking an Accountant to join our manufacturing-focused team. You will report to the Group Controller and perform costing, inventory analysis, and monthly and year-end financial reporting. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in accounting, 1–2 years accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel abilities.

This is a full-time, on-site role in New Jersey. Experience with cost center analysis and sales tax reporting is a plus, and you will collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business management.
• 1–2 years accounting experience in a professional environment.
• Analytical thinker with strong Excel abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements for management.
• Assist with costing, inventory analysis and reporting.
• Reconcile transactions and resolve issues with other departments.
• Support sales tax returns and year-end filings.
• Perform cost center reporting and variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Job description

Description

Personality Profile

Persona is looking for an Accountant to join our team. If you have worked in the manufacturing industry before and have advanced accounting skills, we are interested in speaking with you. You should possess excellent analytical skills along with the ability to combine different data and find solutions to increase profitability and decrease costs. Our ideal candidate should also be able to create detailed reports that present cost-effective solutions for Persona.

Job Summary

In this position, you will report directly to the Group Controller and provide your knowledge and expertise when performing manufacturing accounting, costing, inventory analysis and preparing monthly and year-end financial reports.

Job Responsibilities

Monthly financial statements

• Crosstrain the inventory and month-end processes


• Assist with the gathering of information, reconciliations, journal entries, etc.


• Prepare the month-end financial statements that are presented to Management.


• Review, investigate and correct transactional issues, answer questions from other departments.


• Prepare and reconcile subsequent reporting.

Margin Analysis

• Apply, analyze, adjust, and reconcile freight and freight margins.


• Analyze and reconcile Sales Gross Margin.


• Absorption of Direct Labor and Overhead

Reporting

• Prepare various daily, weekly, monthly reporting for the Management Team.


• Quarterly review of old open PO’s, Quotes and SO’s.

Sales Tax Returns and Analysis

• Assist with monthly and quarterly sales tax reporting.


• Assist the sales department with sales tax-related questions.

Inventory

• Assist with Raw, WIP, and Finished Good inventory monitoring from start to close.


• Prepare random audits.


• Do Cost Center reports and analyze the results.

Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business management


• 1 - 2 years Accounting Experience in a professional environment desired

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to think analytically.


• Strong Excel skills

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical Days and hours worked are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Physical Demands

This position will require an employee to be able to be sedentary for extended periods of time in an environment with the noise level of an average office.