Senior Staff Accountant Northern Power Systems
Department: Corporate Finance & Accounting
Reporting to: Assistant Controller
Summary
The Senior Staff Accountant will have primary responsibility for the complete revenue cycle, including: revenue recognition policies, contract reviews, invoicing and receivables management and cash reconciliations. This position will have significant exposure to senior management, leading analysis of revenue recognition for multi-element domestic and international sales agreements. In addition, this role will take ownership of other complex accounting including: international subsidiary accounting, debt, and technical accounting projects. The selected candidate will be a change agent who can evaluate and improve processes and incorporate best practices, leveraging strong system skills as well as risk-based decision making capabilities. This is a hands-on role which will have significant daily interaction with the A/P, payroll, cost accounting functions, as well as the Company?s finance managers.
Responsibilities
Complete revenue recognition analysis and conclusions of sales agreements
Prepare and remit customer invoices in a timely and accurate manner
Prepare necessary journal entries to ensure that monthly results are properly recorded
Ensure 100% accuracy and compliance with US GAAP for all assigned balance sheet accounts / reconciliations
Post daily cash receipts to A/R and GL accounts
Maintain A/R aging reports
Maintain and analyze daily cash position
Develop and implement best practices to improve efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting, including driving relevant automation and process improvement projects
Prepare supporting documentation for audits and interact with external auditors as needed to ensure timely preparation and delivery of year-end consolidated financial statements
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor degree in accounting
Minimum of 3 - 5 years of accounting experience
Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, especially revenue recognition
Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
Ability to implement and maintain Internal Control over Financial Reporting including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Desired Qualifications
CPA or candidate
Public accounting experience
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP and FRx reporting
Experience with public company filings and external reporting compliance
Manufacturing company experience
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Barre, VT
United States
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