Senior Accountant

LOCATION: Melville, NY OR Fountain Inn, SC

Company:

Sage Parts is the world’s largest supplier of GSE (Ground Support Equipment) and airport-related equipment replacement parts with operations in The United States, Canada, Chile, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Peru, South Africa, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom. Sage Parts supplies replacement parts and accessories for all types and brands of GSE. Sage provides supply chain management, on site supply services, single source supply, logistics solutions, engineering solutions and other cost reduction programs.

Summary:

Senior Accountant will support the Finance Department by preparing financial statements including account analysis and reconciliations, preparing bank reconciliations and other balance sheet accounts, managing external audits, filing appropriate tax filings, support the development of the yearly budget and assisting management with the day –to day operations of the Finance Department. Below is a detailed list which includes, but is not limited to, the basic job responsibilities, specifications and qualifications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Month End Reporting – Oversee all month end closing tasks including but not limited to closing journal entries and account analyses. Financial statement preparation and review month end variance against budget explanations for multiple companies.
• Financials – Analyze all balance sheets and P&L accounts for all assigned companies. Prepare reconciliations for all significant balance sheets accounts including cash, prepaid assets, fixed assets, intangible assets, inventory, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.  Issue monthly branch P&Ls for comments by Operations and Senior management. Present monthly results to senior management.
• Budget –Support the development of the yearly budget and review actual financials against budget.
• Audit – Prepare all working papers requested for audits and tax return/provision including but not limited to (Year-end statutory statements, Income Tax, Sales tax).
• Tax – File monthly sales tax returns, Canadian PST/GST returns and VAT returns.
• Other– Assist management with day–to- day operation of the accounting department and special projects as needed.

REQUIREMENTS / REQUESTED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA certification preferred
• Five to Seven years’ experience in Accounting
• Public Accounting experience preferred
• Experience with multi locations, multi currencies and companies a plus
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities
• Self-starter who is result driven that can meet deadlines
• International (IRFS) experience a plus
• Highly organized with great attention detail
• Ability to thrive in fast paced work environment
• Proven interpersonal skills, professional demeanor
• Strong knowledge of Excel
• Experience with a large ERP system (Prophet 21 – Epicor) preferred
• Bilingual with Spanish a plus

We stand behind our customers, products, and services as responsibility, support and continuous improvement are the key words which drive our work attitude. We also believe in work as an essential way to achieve success, and we aim to build a work environment which fosters individual growth and personal achievement for our employees through empowerment.

If our values match yours, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits Offered Include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan, HC-FSA, DC-FSA, HAS, Paid time off, Holidays.

Sage Parts is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, medical needs arising from pregnancy or childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to, lactation, or any other characteristics protected by law, unless a bona fide occupational qualification applies.

Travel/Expected Work hours

This position may require limited travel. Some flexibly is allowed, but the employee must be available during the “core” work hours Monday thru Friday. Hours beyond the “core” work hours may be required as job duties demand.

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopies, filling cabinets.

Physical requirements

This position will require the employee to be stationary for long periods of time.  While performing the duties of the job, the employee is constantly operating a computer and other office productivity machinery.  Employees will be required to communicate with co-workers and vendors frequently by phone or in person and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situation. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 10lbs.