Westfall-Technik HQ Looking for Junior Accountant at Riverside, CA  Full Time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Junior Accountant

Position: Full-Time

Location: Riverside, CA or Union City, CA

Manager: No

Reports to: Controller

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Junior Account is responsible for preparation and analysis of financial reports and data. Assist the Senior Accountant to ensure divisional accounting standard and goals are met. Will assist divisional personnel, as appropriate, with finance related activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the accurate and timely reporting and tracking of all financial data to ensure a 4 Day month end close
• Maintains the integrity of the financial data and ensures proper usage of IQMS
• Create and develop deliverables for division and regional management that provide insight and aid in business decisions
• Invoice prior day sales accurately and by cutoff time expectations
• Posts all cash activity daily into IQMS, Updates WTI Daily Cash Tracker and send to Corporate Controller, completes cash reconciliations monthly for Controller review
• Work with internal departments on any issues related to PO tied invoices
• Daily posting of Disposition, Manual, and Receiving PIT’s in IQMS with investigation and analysis of issues resulting from posting
• Maintain reconciliation of Inventory weekly after PIT posting has been completed for review
• Responsible for assisting with the preparation and maintenance of monthly General Ledger and its entries
• Maintains Entries and Reconciliation for Monthly Tooling Close Outs
• Creates and Maintains Entries for the month-end process in-order to close and reconcile; Cash, Prepaid, AP, AR, and Accruals for Molding Business Unit Controller review
• Create deliverables, including but not limited to, Sales Analysis, AR Analysis, OT Analysis, Headcount Report, Tooling and Margin Reports used in the divisional financial package
• Supports Operations Staff by assisting with preparation of Weekly Metrics, Monthly Shipping Reports, Monthly/Weekly OT Report, Weekly Productivity Reporting and other reports as deemed necessary by Controller
• Works closely with all departments to ensure accuracy and validity of financial data.
• Assists Molding Business Unit Controller to ensure all Accounting Standard policies, procedures and practices are being complied with appropriately. Informs controller when discrepancies are noted
• Develops and implements new programs, policies and procedures as appropriate to ensure financial reporting requirements can be met
• Pursues continuous improvement opportunities to ensure divisional needs are met
• Other duties as Assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business with focus in Accounting/Finance or Accounting associate degree with 1 – 2 years of work experience
• Experience in a manufacturing environment that utilizes a standard costing system a plus
• Additional background in Public Accounting with Audit experience a plus
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, co-workers, clients and customers
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in various forms and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Comfortable learning new software/computer skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Prior Experience with IQMS (ERP) a plus

Westfall -Technik is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age for individuals age 40 and over, medical condition (as defined by state law (for example, cancer or genetic characteristics or HIV/AIDS), marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.