Staff Accountant

Scope of Position:

Working under the direction of the Group Controller, prepares accounting analyses, complete accounting related projects as required. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for learning Mestek's general ledger, payables and to a lesser degree payroll software environment with particular emphasis on the general ledger module
• Responsible for learning Mestek's internal product line accounting system (activity based costing) and contribution margin based gross margin reporting systems
• Preparation and posting of monthly journal entries
• Maintain and reconcile capital asset activity for all reporting locations including the correct implementation of internal and tax depreciation methods.
• Responsible for periodic analysis of g/l accounts
• Prepare documents for audits
• Assist in the preparation of annual operating budgets and business planning
• Assist in analyzing monthly financial statements for completeness and accuracy and investigation of deviations from budget
• Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
• Work to improve financial processes
• Performs other duties as needed or required