DiaMedical USA is a fast-growing medical equipment distributor looking to fill a Senior Accountant position in our Farmington Hills, MI office. At DiaMedical USA, our mission is to improve quality healthcare by acting as a turnkey solution for healthcare facilities and educational institutions, allowing clinicians and instructors to prioritize patient care. As one of the largest healthcare and education equipment providers in the country, we achieve our mission by simplifying the purchasing process and operating as a single source supplier of over 1,500 healthcare and instructional manufacturers.
As a member of the Accounting team, the Senior Accountant will play a vital role in building the financial future of our company by performing general accounting activities as well as maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledgers.
This position requires above average attention to details, concern for correctness and quality of work, and a strong commitment to tasks completed on time. This role will be a technical expert who leads by example.
Key Responsibilities and other duties as assigned:
- Acts as the point of contact for all accounting-related questions from Accounting Supervisor and other departments.
- Ensures monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing tasks are completed by deadlines including bank reconciliations, account analyses, and reporting.
- Analyzes all balance sheet accounts and makes necessary adjustments via journal entries.
- Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries.
- Reconciles inventory detail to the general ledger and ensures accurate valuation of inventory balances.
- Assists with daily A/P and A/R functions (including collection issues and escalations) during peak times to ensure activities are current and to reconcile the subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
- Reviews open orders for long term backorders and credit hold orders to ensure customer accounts are current.
- Prepares consolidated internal and external financial statements in accordance with GAAP by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and from departments.
- Maintains sales tax exemption certificates in Avalara CertCapture, and corresponding NetSuite profile fields related to each customer and ensures the certificates are valid and current.
- Reconciles general ledger to Avalara sales tax reporting and researches and corrects variances created by missing certificates or resale items.
- Prepares and analyzes reports including order backlog, booked orders, invoiced orders, and regional sales analysis using NetSuite canned reports and various Excel functions.
- Oversees the management of leases and other financial commitments.
- Works with managers on the creation and maintenance of departmental spending, budget to actual variances, and assists in the preparation of annual departmental budgets.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with a minimum of 3 years of related, progressive accounting and financial experience or the equivalent 7 years combination of education and experience.
Skills and Experience:
- Proven success in managing finance, accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting functions.
- Strong general ledger and analytical skills.
- Ability to read and understand technical forms and financial reports.
- Working knowledge of federal and state legislation relevant to accounting and finance.
- Multiple state sales tax filing experience.
- Experience working in accounting software/ERP systems and Microsoft Office programs including advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong oral and written communication skills that build relationships and foster teamwork.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality in all proprietary planning development, operation processes, products, or documentation.
Benefits and Compensation:
- Competitive wages.
- Medical and dental insurance coverage options.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off and paid company holidays.
- Casual dress code.
- The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.
Physical and Cognitive Demands:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk; hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. No employee is authorized to lift weight over 50 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance.
This role requires the individual to be able to understand, remember, apply and communicate complex information and problems, opposing points of view on complex issues and collaborate and explore alternative solutions; organize and prioritize thoughts, ideas, and own work schedule; apply common sense, analyze and make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit; express written and spoken word for internal and external communications and compose materials such as detailed reports, forms, letters, manuals, presentations, etc. and communicate information; compute, analyze, and interpret complex statistical data for reporting purposes; and use basic mathematical skills including ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy.
DiaMedical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Information is available here: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test and background check (including criminal record check).
