Senior General Accounting: AP, AR, Payroll/HR

Job Description

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Senior General Accountant

Fast growing firm has an opening for a Senior General Accountant. The company is entrepreneurial, fast paced and looking for a qualified professional to help build the financial operations and manage its growth.

The Controller will supervise a full time accounting clerk and is responsible for all day to day accounting functions, financial reporting, cash flow management, inventory, project costing, cost control, budgeting, benefits administration and related accounting activities.

Job Responsibilities :

• Ensure the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying and entering both AP and AR transactions
• Prepare and record asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Maintain and balance subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving PO, invoices or payment discrepancies
• Maintain general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries
• Record information about financial status of suppliers / clients and status of payment issuance / collection efforts
• Confer with customers via telephone to determine payment status and reasons for potential overdue payment
• Daily interaction with outside customers, including follow-up with customers when expected payment has not been received
• Maintain A / P procedures and historical records through effective record retention techniques
• Monitor discount opportunities
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities
• Assist in forecast cash collections by escalating issues to appropriate internal and external contacts
• Perform routine accounting reconciliations
• Assists in monthly closings, preparing account analyses and month-end accrual journal entries as needed
• Complete external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Communicate with the team about the activity of daily operations to meet deadlines efficiently
• Produce payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product
• Ensure 100% of payroll deliverables are provided in an accurate manner, based on calendars defined by TrüArchtectural
• Enter new employees in ADP tool
• Responsible for the quality of : payroll reports, labor accruals, monthly closing, benefits contribution
• Discussion of technical accounting issues
• Analyze payroll issues and recommend corrective actions
• Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential

Qualifications / Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5 to 10 years in accounting or finance
• Experience in Payroll & Benefits, tax and accounting reconciliation
• In-depth knowledge of general bookkeeping procedures
• A high level of calculation skills and a good general knowledge of accounting and competence procedures
• Strong Excel & analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated organization and analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data
• Continuous Improvement orientation

Desired Characteristics :

• Solid interpersonal skills, proactivity and team work capability
• Highly organized, methodical, disciplined, and detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organized and with critical sense of priorities
• Ability to anticipate and resolve challenges
• Experience establishing and maintaining customer and supplier relationships
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• ERP Knowledge (Quickbooks, ADP, ClockShark, Power BI, Bank Portals)

Company Description :

Full time position with benefits. Salary commensurate with experience.

TRU Architectural is a leading provider of thermally broken aluminum systems for the building envelope. Partnered with World leader Schuco, TRU manufactures their highly engineered fenestration systems in Hawthorne, CA, 10 minutes from LAX airport.

Our primary business is Window, Doors and Curtain Wall systems for high end custom Residential and Commercial projects. TRU is focused on continually innovating to put their clients at the forefront of sustainable design and modern Architecture.

With design engineering in house, we offer a multitude of custom solutions, adapting to meet current and future Architectural demands.

TRU offers a full scope of Architectural products including all types of Windows, Swing Doors, movable walls in the form of Lift + Slide Doors, Thin Profile Sliding Systems, Bi-Fold Doors & Overhead Folding Doors, as well as Curtain Wall systems and Skylights.

Specialties : Curtain Wall Facades (structurally glazed, captured), Zero-sightline Windows, Thin Profile Sliding Doors, Custom Steel Curtain Wall Facades, Flush Thresholds, Operable Skylights, Open Corners with Operable Systems.

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