Senior Accountant

Full Time

 _{Structura would like to talk with you about joining Mercer-Zimmerman as a Senior Accountant supporting Structura and our affiliated companies, centered around the lighting industry - from manufacturing to service.}

Job Description

• Participating in the monthly financial close process, including preparation of journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts
• Analyzing financial statements to understand trends in the business and ensure accuracy of reported results
• Supporting an environment of continuous improvement and helping implement automation to improve efficiency
• Corrdinating accounting projects and initiatives with other memebers of the accounting/HR team or with other departments
• Assisting the Director of Accounting and Finance with valuation and due diligence process for acquisitions
• Preparing purchase accounting entries
• Managing integration activities for acquisitions
• Assisting with preparation of financial reports to third parties
• Assisting with preparation of tax workpapers for third party CPA firm
• Assisting with annual 401K audits
• Preparing government census reporting
• Filing sales tax returns in multiple jurisdictions and researching sales tax issues as needed

Our Criteria

• 3+ years of experience in accounting, preferable in public accounting
  • Experience in construction or manufacturing industry accounting a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Must Haves:​
  • Be able to thrive in a fast paced environment and interface with staff and customers. 
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
  • Proven ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Highly organized and able to complete tasks on a timely basis and with minimal supervision.
  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close procedures.
  • Basic sales tax knowledge.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • ​Quickbooks Online experience
  • Experience with ERP systems
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, sum if, v-lookup, etc.)
  • Understanding of large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, SQL)