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Accountant IINikon Metrology Inc • Dexter, MI, United States
Accountant II

Accountant II

Nikon Metrology Inc • Dexter, MI, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

JOB PURPOSE :

The Accountant II plays a vital role within the finance team, overseeing the management and analysis of financial data, including inventory valuation and production costing. This position is also responsible for preparing accurate financial reports to support internal decision-making. Additionally, Accountant II serves as a key liaison for communicating financial insights across the corporate structure, ensuring clarity and consistency in financial reporting

WHY NIKON METROLOGY?

You would be joining a global company and becoming part of the future, giving you the opportunity to enter a career where you can help to shape and define innovation.

LOCATIONS :

Corporate HQ Brighton, MI (onsite)

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY :

Will include, but not limited to the following :

  • Accurately record financial transactions.
  • Key participant in the reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial data
  • Maintain accounting records and reconcile accounts.
  • Monitor Capex spending and lead periodic fixed asset audit across multiple sites
  • Prepare and analyze financial statements as part of the budget process, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
  • Assist in developing and managing budgets and forecasts
  • Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks;
  • Analyze and manage the cost of sales to improve efficiency and profitability.
  • Track and report freight, duties and other taxes and suggest areas of improvements
  • Provide cost related data for product lines to determine production costs and to understand production variances with explanations to management
  • Reviews financial transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance;
  • Provides outside auditors with assistance, gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit;
  • Files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies;
  • Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and internal policies;
  • Coordinates accounting matters with other departments and other sites.

ANCILLARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Support internal and external audit requests by providing account analyses and support for selections;
  • Create schedules for internal and external tax reporting;
  • Support other departments : Order Entry / Fulfilment, Sales, Warehousing / Logistics and Service;
  • All other duties, as needed or required.
  • COMPETENCIES

  • Strong organization skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Team player and can work independently
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout Company organization
  • Ability to correctly prepare tax reports.
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
  • Working knowledge of foreign currency and translation
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to sit for long periods of time.
  • Brief periods of walking, standing, bending, carrying papers and extended periods requiring the use of computers.
  • Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site.
  • HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR TEAM

    CULTURE SPIRIT

    Work as a Team, Act as a Family! We believe in bringing our team members together in a diverse and friendly company atmosphere to celebrate and socialize, to inspire each other and keep our community strong and close inside and out of the office.

    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

    We want you to grow with us and be the best version of yourself, which is why we offer competitive compensation, training / advancement opportunities and tuition reimbursement.

    AMAZING MEDICAL BENEFITS & PERKS

    We will take care of you with industry leading medical, dental, vision plans and many more benefits that allow us and you to continue to be AMAZING!

    As an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin or because he or she is an individual with a disability or disabled veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or therein after referred collectively as protected veterans.

    QUALIFICATIONS : ESSENTIAL

    Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

  • 4+ years of accounting-related experience;
  • Thorough knowledge of general ledger accounting and account reconciliation;
  • Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations with GAAP and IFRS;
  • Advanced Excel skills, ability to create Pivot Tables and V-lookups for analysis;
  • Minimum of 3 years experience working with a fully integrated ERP system;
  • High attention to detail and accuracy;
  • Certificates, License, Registrations :

  • Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance;
  • DESIRABLE

  • MS Navision
  • CPA, not required
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