Senior Accountant

Job description
Southworth International Group, Inc., located in Falmouth, Maine, has an immediate opening for a Senior Accountant.

Southworth is the world’s largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning. Our products are designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for worker injuries. Anywhere that workers are lifting and positioning items, handling pallets, working with parts in containers or transporting loads in a factory or warehouse, Southworth has a product to make the job faster, safer, and easier.

We realize that our success is a direct result of the efforts of our talented and dedicated employees. To ensure continued success we take extra care to make sure that careers at Southworth are financially, intellectually, emotionally, and socially rewarding for all. We offer a generous time off policy, 401k match, affordable health and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, development plans for career growth, work from home flexibility, and a fun engaged workforce!

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant with 3-5 years of experience in accounting, preferably in public accounting, to join our growing team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment, on a global scale, while enjoying the benefits of working for a family-owned mid-sized business just a stone’s throw from Portland, Maine.

Responsibilities
• Prepare financial statements and analysis.
• Analyze financial reports.
• Cost accounting and analysis in a manufacturing environment
• Maintain existing company accounting procedures and processes and develop procedures to improve department efficiencies.
• Comply with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements.
• Assist Finance Manager in preparing documents and interpreting complicated financial information for managers, executives.
• Support annual financial statement audit.
• Manage general ledger and assist month-end/year-end close processes, including review of journal entries and reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with all internal processes.
• Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, sales, and other departments.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 3-5 years accounting experience required, preferably public accounting.
• Manufacturing and ERP system experience preferred.
• Excellent computer skills; Intermediate Microsoft Excel User
• Proficiency with accounting software
• Strong knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Tableau Experience preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate financial information with multiple levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits packages. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities in FP&A as they develop their skills and experience. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in accounting, please submit your resume.

What You Will Love About Southworth
• Paid time off for Vacation, Sick/Personal, Maternity/Paternity Leave, and Community Service/Volunteer work.
• Affordable Medical and Vision coverage.
• FREE company paid Dental coverage.
• Company paid Life Insurance.
• Tuition Reimbursement & Career Development Plans.
• Flexible WFH work model after probationary period ends.
• FUN and collaborative team members.
• The opportunity to reach a worldwide customer base.

Southworth International Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.