Title: Accountant/Accounting Clerk
Location: Hartford CT
Duration: 10 Months Possible Extension
Pay Rate: $32/Hr on W2
Principal Accountabilities: - Prepare review and analyze financial forecasts and operating budgets under the supervision of the Controller.
- Provide indepth analysis on financial performance and root cause variances to forecasts.
- Report the daily progress of the business toward the monthly established goals and first line of reporting to trends.
- Perform detailed SG & A and R & D expenditure analysis to identify trends and areas in need of cost control focus. Provide value add variance analysis to highlight issues or opportunities and promote understanding of necessary changes.
- Work in conjunction with Operations to identify mitigate and reduce operational variances.
- Ensure that intercompany issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner including analyzing and communicating differences and resolving issues.
- Prepare assigned monthly journal entries.
- Assist with month end closing procedures.
- Ensure accurate and timely consolidation and reporting of financial results and position each month end.
- Work collaboratively with the department to propose and implement process improvement ideas to enable more accurate and faster reporting.
- Prepare quarterly and annual reporting packages to Client Corporate Headquarters as well as other governmental reporting.
- Monitor fixed asset accounting and capital expenditure process.
- Prepare and analyze monthly account reconciliations.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in accounting or finance from an accredited institution
- 3 years of relevant work experience preferably in a production manufacturing environment
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship
Position Criteria:
- Understanding of financial accounting P&L and the balance sheet
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and comfort using Microsoft PowerPoint
- Ability to identify and implement standard work procedures and best practices
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Preferred Qualifications: - 5 years of relevant work experience preferably in a production manufacturing environment
- Experience using SAP and Hyperion Financial Manager (HFM)