Staff accountant

Staff Accountant Summary:

McWilliams Forge, a Wyman Gordon plant, is seeking a Staff Accountant to work in Rockaway, NJ. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for aspects of Accounts Payable, accounts receivable, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations. This position offers a great opportunity for someone to learn and grow with the accounting team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist billing and cash collections responsibilities as well as manage incoming customer payments as needed
• Gather documentation, pull sample data, and provide Controller with updated spreadsheets concerning company financial metrics
• Support variance analysis, fixed asset tracking, and budget-to-actual reporting
• Help other functions and leadership adhere to the plant purchasing approval matrix
• Perform Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Journal Entries
• Assist in updating and sending out the Flex Productivity report first thing each morning. This report measures direct spending and labor on the manufacturing floor
• Assist Controller and accounting team, with ad hoc requests for analysis and projects
• Assist the finance team with timely close procedures, financial statement schedules, and trial balance reviews
• Assist Accounts Payable activities such as invoice entry and payment preparation as needed
• Support plant Sarbanes Oxley goals and perform accounting tasks in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Learn the company’s approach to internal controls and apply it in practice and assist broader accounting team when internal audits occur

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Attention to detail and committed to high work quality
• Approximately one year of accounting experience in a high-performing environment (manufacturing or publicly traded company is a plus)
• Experience with internal controls and/or Sarbanes Oxley is preferred