Staff Accountant

Description

Join CCT and play an important role in supporting our day-to-day accounting operations and financial reporting.

CCT is seeking an energetic, confident, and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our Finance team. Reporting directly to the Controller, this position will support accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger accounting, bank reconciliations, month-end closing, inventory, and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, accurate, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working independently while collaborating with teams across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and monthly financial adjustments.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Reconcile general ledger and balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze financial data and identify large, unusual, or inconsistent activity.
• Review, investigate, and correct errors in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Maintain the general ledger chart of accounts.
• Support the month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare year-end audit and tax workpapers.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, regulatory presentations, special projects, and other Finance initiatives.

• Manage the accounts payable process, from vendor setup through payment.
• Support accurate and timely invoice creation, coding, approval, and entry.
• Work closely with production facilities to properly code operating expenses.
• Assist with accounts receivable collection calls and emails.
• Review daily sales batches and reconcile cash collections.
• Maintain accurate records for customer and vendor transactions.

• Prepare bank reconciliations and resolve outstanding items promptly.
• Maintain prepaid expense schedules and record monthly expenses.
• Maintain operating lease schedules for all companies.
• Maintain the fixed asset ledger and record monthly depreciation.
• Review and maintain benefit schedules and post monthly entries.
• Update monthly expense and utility analyses.
• Maintain capital project files and supporting documentation.

• Participate in monthly physical inventory counts.
• Review, record, and update new bills of materials.
• Assist with production expense monitoring and analysis.

• Prepare quarterly sales and use tax returns.
• Review and file year-end IRS Form 1099 reports.
• Assist with annual audit and tax preparation requirements.
• Maintain confidential financial and business information.

• Perform administrative and accounting duties as assigned by the Controller.
• Support additional Finance projects and organizational initiatives as needed.

Requirements

  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Two to five years of related accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of: 
  • General ledger accounting
  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Profit and loss analysis
  • Basic accounting principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word required.
• Experience working with an enterprise resource planning system preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing or production accounting is a plus.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Comfortable collaborating as part of a team.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to recommend ideas that improve accounting processes and organizational efficiency.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working rela

The CCT is part of Henkel, a global company with around 50,000 employees worldwide and a strong portfolio of leading technologies and brands. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a global market leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Together, CCT combine deep expertise in specialty tapes and liquid adhesives to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions and greater value for customers and consumers.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. The “Know Your Rights” Poster is available here: "Know Your Rights" Poster .