The Role
Processes general accounting transactions, reconciles bank and general ledger accounts, prepares journal entries and month-end accruals, reviews financial data, and supports timely close activities. Participates in year-end audits, prepares ad hoc financial analysis and management reporting, and recommends process improvements. The role requires intermediate Excel skills, knowledge of accounting principles, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines with minimal guidance.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
Summary of Responsibilities
- Process general accounting transactions and activities
- Review and analyze large amounts of data utilizing excel skills and pivot tables
- Maintain and reconcile bank accounts
- Review P&L and prepare accruals at month-end
- Complete tasks timely with minimal guidance
- Performs account analysis and reconciliation at month end
- Executes functions that assist in maintaining a timely close
- Participate in year-end audit
Essential Functions
- Responsible for timely and accurate completion of monthly analysis and reconciliations for GL accounts.
- Document and process accounting transactions in accordance with Company policies and procedures to support an accurate and timely month-end close process, including journal entry preparation.
- Participate in year-end audit, completing requests on a timely basis as needed.
- Provides support to other teams to help improve business processes and systems.
- Assist with the preparation of ad-hoc analysis and financial reporting to management, as requested.
- Work to review current processes and recommend/develop improvements to support the business.
- Willingness to take on additional responsibilities, as needed.
Experience Requirements
- At least 1-2 years’ experience in an Accountant role
- Public accounting experience preferred
- Prior work experience with a company that is multi-location and preferably retail
- Apply analytical thinking to accounting and finance principles
- Good communication skills
- Intermediate Excel skills required
Educational Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in finance or accounting; CPA or CPA-track a plus
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards
- Microsoft D365 accounting system and IBM reporting software knowledge, a plus
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUP formulas; some experience with Microsoft Access helpful
- Ability to:
- Handle and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
- Demonstrates good interpersonal skills in a dynamically changing environment
- Works collaboratively with others to accomplish goals
- Evaluate and improve financial processes and accelerate the monthly closing
- Challenge the status quo
- Enhance quality of accounting transactions and management reporting
- Demonstrate high level of integrity in job performance
- Maintain a professional relationship with internal and external customers
- Detail oriented and organized
Working Conditions
- Flexible Work Environment Policy allows up to one day a week work-from-home with manager approval
- Occasional overtime required throughout the year, especially at month end and peak seasons
- Minimal safety hazards
Skills Required
- 1-2 years of experience in an Accountant role
- Undergraduate degree in finance or accounting
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP formulas
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards
- Analytical thinking applied to accounting and finance principles
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to evaluate and improve financial processes
- Public accounting experience
- Experience with a multi-location company, preferably in retail
- CPA or CPA-track status
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 accounting system knowledge
- IBM reporting software knowledge
- Microsoft Access experience
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The Company
What We Do
Since 1957, The Honey Baked Ham Company has been a cherished guest at holidays, special occasions and family dinners. It was then that Harry J. Hoenselaar opened the first Honey Baked Ham store in Detroit, Michigan. He'd select the finest quality bone-in ham, cure it in his secret marinade, and then for tenderness, he'd smoke the ham for hours over a unique blend of hardwood chips. The crowning touch was Harry's crunchy sweet glaze that crackled with good taste. He even invented and patented a unique machine to slice it perfectly. Three generations and more than 400 stores later, the Hoenselaar family still prepares each Honey Baked Ham the same way that Harry did – one ham at a time.
