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Persona Services Group
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Staff Accountant
Persona Services Group · Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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In short
The Staff Accountant will perform manufacturing accounting, costing, and inventory analysis while preparing monthly and year-end financial reports. They will also assist with margin analysis, sales tax reporting, and provide support to the management team through various financial reporting tasks.
What they're looking for
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Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or business management and possess 1-2 years of professional accounting experience. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel are required for this role.
About the employer
Persona Triangle
Facility Services | Lighting | Signage · hiring as Persona Services Group
With 170 years of combined industry experience, Persona Services Group is one of the largest, full-service facility services providers in the U.S., serving over 200 name-brand companies at more than 8,000 locations across North America and beyond. Specializing in custom signage and lighting design, with full installation, maintenance, repair capabilities and property improvement services, we are proud to be a leading facility services provider.
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Persona Triangle has corporate headquarters located in Watertown, South Dakota, and Baltimore, Maryland, and boasts over 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space, allowing us to maximize your budget and present your image in the best light. Persona Triangle serves large name brands, corporations, national rollouts, international branding, and re-branding projects, as well as small, local projects, and architectural and artistic elements. Our custom-tailored, innovative signs and lighting systems can be found in hospitality accommodations, retail settings, restaurants, corporate complexes, healthcare facilities, sporting and event venues, educational institutions, grocery stores and convenience/petroleum stations. Persona Triangle’s reputation for quality craftsmanship, outstanding customer service, and state-of-the-art equipment has allowed us to refine and advance our process, ensuring each project achieves success every step of the way while providing you with timely communication and real-time updates. We continue to expand our line of services, making Persona Triangle the single source for all your imaging needs.
- INDUSTRY
- Facilities Services
- COMPANY
- Partnership
- HEADQUARTERS
- Watertown, South Dakota
- SIZE
- 501-1,000
- OFFICES
- 4 on LinkedIn
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- Is this Persona Services Group role remote?
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- Does it sponsor visas?
- Listed as no visa sponsorship.
- What experience does it ask for?
- Listed as 0-2 years.
The posting, in full
Description Persona is looking for an Accountant to join our team. If you have worked in the manufacturing industry before and have advanced accounting skills, we are interested in speaking with you. You should possess excellent analytical skills along with the ability to combine different data and find solutions to increase profitability and decrease costs. Our ideal candidate should also be able to create detailed reports that present cost-effective solutions for Persona.
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Persona is looking for an Accountant to join our team. If you have worked in the manufacturing industry before and have advanced accounting skills, we are interested in speaking with you. You should possess excellent analytical skills along with the ability to combine different data and find solutions to increase profitability and decrease costs. Our ideal candidate should also be able to create detailed reports that present cost-effective solutions for Persona.
Job Summary
In this position, you will report directly to the Group Controller and provide your knowledge and expertise when performing manufacturing accounting, costing, inventory analysis and preparing monthly and year-end financial reports.
Job Responsibilities
Monthly financial statements
- Crosstrain the inventory and month-end processes
- Assist with the gathering of information, reconciliations, journal entries, etc.
- Prepare the month-end financial statements that are presented to Management.
- Review, investigate and correct transactional issues, answer questions from other departments.
- Prepare and reconcile subsequent reporting.
Margin Analysis
- Apply, analyze, adjust, and reconcile freight and freight margins.
- Analyze and reconcile Sales Gross Margin.
- Absorption of Direct Labor and Overhead
Reporting
- Prepare various daily, weekly, monthly reporting for the Management Team.
- Quarterly review of old open PO’s, Quotes and SO’s.
Sales Tax Returns and Analysis
- Assist with monthly and quarterly sales tax reporting.
- Assist the sales department with sales tax-related questions.
Inventory
- Assist with Raw, WIP, and Finished Good inventory monitoring from start to close.
- Prepare random audits.
- Do Cost Center reports and analyze the results.
Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business management
- 1 - 2 years Accounting Experience in a professional environment desired
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to think analytically.
- Strong Excel skills
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Typical Days and hours worked are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Physical Demands
This position will require an employee to be able to be sedentary for extended periods of time in an environment with the noise level of an average office.
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