Job Title:  Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant, will be responsible for daily accounting functions for the business.  This includes following accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.  This position must operate with a degree of autonomy and manage tight deadlines. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support month end closing activities ensuring accurate financial results and requirements are completed within corporate timelines.  This includes preparation of journal entries and update of associated HFM webforms. 
• Complete general ledger account reconciliations monthly, including reconciliation of ERP to HFM reported balances.  Account reconciliations include inventory, accruals, prepaids, unbilled/deferred revenue and fixed assets.  Proactively investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Drive cost accounting activities. 
• Daily reporting and analysis of PPV and other inventory transaction
• Analysis of cost of goods sold, work orders and manufacturing variances. 
• Support operations team with the annual standard cost update and physical inventory.
• Ensure SOX compliance requirements.  Includes timely and accurate completion of account reconciliations and support of revenue recognition testing. 
• Oversee tracking of capital purchases and related fixed asset accounting requirements, includes managing the annual inventory of fixed assets.  . 
• Reconciliation of intercompany balances and coordination with AMETEK entities.
• Support daily orders and sales reporting, includes reconciliation of revenue and participation in weekly ship schedule meetings.
• Preparation of tax reporting requirements. 
• Interface with internal audit services and external auditors as required. 
• Assist in quarterly (MD&A) reporting process.   
• Support Finance Manager and BU Controller as needed with other duties/projects.
• Proactive driver of finance continuous improvement initiatives to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance.
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a company with global presence.  Must have experience with inventory account reconciliations. 
• Public accounting experience is a plus.
• ­Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Confident and self-motivated with a flexible approach to competing deadlines
• Ability to work cross functionally, supporting departments outside of finance.
• Intuitive, Sage Fixed Assets (FAS), Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) experience preferred.