Senior Accountant - HYBRID REMOTE Job at Energy Focus
Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading developer and provider of energy efficient LED lighting products, primarily for the enterprise market (B2B). Our LED lighting products provide energy savings, environmental, health, safety, and maintenance cost benefits over conventional and other competing LED lighting products. Our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Government continues to enable us to provide advanced LED lighting products to the U.S. Navy, the Coast Guard and the Military Sealift Command fleets, and our commercial product customers include national, state and local U.S. government agencies and public schools, as well as Fortune 500 companies and many other commercial and industrial clients in healthcare, higher education and manufacturing industries. Headquarters are located in Solon, Ohio. For more information, see our web site at www.energyfocusinc.com.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for key Accounting areas, including but not limited to Revenue Recognition, Cost Accounting and Tax. The Senior Accountant brings strong GAAP knowledge and provides guidance to the Accounting group. They are responsible for preparing and recording journal entries, analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts, assembling and maintaining supporting documentation for the journal entries and account reconciliations, supporting quarterly financial reviews/audits, and ongoing Finance Department process improvement initiatives.
This individual will be a business-oriented professional with a positive attitude to change. It is imperative that this person is a hands-on team player and can adeptly navigate challenging yet exciting times at this growing company.
Responsibilities:
Accounting Operations
- Cost Accounting and ownership of Revenue Recognition and Cost of Goods Sold
- Manages accounting for Taxes (including Sales, Corporate, State, and Local taxes)
- Manages recording of non-routine transactions in consultation with the Director of Reporting and Technical Accounting
- Ensures that recurring journal entries are modified or terminated appropriately and that reversing journal entries occur as required
- Completes monthly account reconciliations with proper supporting detail and documentation
- Supports the monthly and quarterly accounting close cycles inthe accounting system, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Guides/coaches junior members of the team as necessary
Tax, Reporting, and Audit
- Responsible for recording and payment of taxes, working with external firms to complete taxes as necessary
- Responsible for overseeing that the Company is Sales tax compliant and works with external parties for business registrations as necessary
- Support external and internal requests related to quarterly Company financial reviews and annual Company financial audits
- Additional responsibilities to support the Finance Department operations as assigned
Compliance
- Support accounting-related system improvements and implementations
- Maintain and update policies and procedures related to areas of responsibility
- Strive to identify and implement systems and process improvements continuously
Skills and Qualifications
- 5+ years of accounting experience
- CPA or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Public accounting experience a plus
- Sound knowledge of GAAP
- Sound knowledge of cost accounting
- Hands-on self-starter with strong execution, follow-up, attention to detail, and roll-up-your-sleeve mentality
- Ability to multitask, balancing work independently as well as within a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Advanced level of Microsoft Excel
- Some Technical proficiency with ERP systems, QAD a plus
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Upbeat attitude, optimistic by nature preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Applicants can send a disability accommodation request to careers@energyfocus.coom
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