Accountant - Howard P Fairfield, LLC - Skowhegan, ME

The overall function of this position is to provide necessary accounting reports, job costing, ledge posting, billing, auditing, fixed asset reports and reconciliations.

Essential Functions of the Job:

The duties of this job will include but are not limited to the following:

ACCOUNTING

• Analyze and report deviations between standard equipment costs and actual equipment costs.


• Perform several auditing functions as well as fixed asset reporting.


• Complete month-end operations along with costing and billing reports.


• Gather necessary information from Parts Department and shops for comparison reporting.


• Prepare various internal cost/management reports in a timely and accurate manner, including spreadsheets and forms.


• Prepare the daily/weekly/monthly sales & bookings report.


• Prepare and distribute reports comparing actual to budget on a weekly basis.

MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTING

• Posts various accounting information into database and to the GL accounts.


• Reconciles GL accounts and bank statements.


• Process daily billing reports.


• Trains others on accounting functions and inventory control as necessary.

**Performs miscellaneous accounting functions and all other miscellaneous duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Excellent computer and word processing experience.


• Experience with manufacturing environment.


• Ability to perform general and business math applications, algebra, and general and cost accounting.


• Ability to prepare business letters, summaries, and reports, using prescribed format and conforming to rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.


• Ability to perform a variety of duties including frequent changes of tasks involving different aptitudes, techniques and procedures.


• Ability to apply principles of rational systems, i.e. bookkeeping, to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.


• Excellent organization skills.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with people at all levels.


• Self-motivated. Able to work independently without constant direction or supervision.


• Commitment to teamwork.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 3 years relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Working Conditions:

MENTAL DEMANDS

• General Learning Ability: Possess a medium degree ability to “catch on” or understand instruction and underlying principles and to reason and make judgments.


• Verbal Aptitude: Possess an above average ability to understand the meaning of words and to use them effectively.


• Clerical Perception: The ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material and to observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation.


• Numerical Aptitude: Possess a medium degree ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Strength Rating: Sedentary Work – involves sitting most of the time, computer and word processing work 5+ hours per day.


• Frequently: Talking, hearing


• Occasionally: Strength, climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Fairly frequent exposure to weather, oils and solvents, moving mechanical parts and atmospheric conditions.


• Noise intensity level – moderate.

Notes: The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to be construed as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees so classified.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.