Position: Accountant I
Description: Responsible for the execution and governance of the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable function and expense reporting for assigned individuals.
Primary Responsibilities (May include but not limited to)
- Expense report analysis and processing in Concur for assigned individuals
- Auditing expense reports for policy compliance
- Ensure expense reports are submitted monthly
- Prepare Monthly Revenue Invoices for OEMs and for trainers and field program
- Enter COS invoices related to the prepared revenue invoices
- Prepare accruals as necessary for revenue and COS
- Managing COGS Payables and Vendor communications
- Maintain deposits for revenue receipts
- Prepare monthly balance sheet work papers for the monthly close
- Prepare monthly financial statements, reports and records by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information for assigned OEMs
- Research and reconcile all discrepancies relating to assigned OEMs
Secondary Responsibilities
- Ad-hoc projects
- Filing and other administrative tasks
- Coordinates and collaborates with other departments as needed
Position Competencies
- The ability to multi-task from simple to complex
- Ability to follow up and strong organizational skills a must
- Work product requires a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse group of individuals
- Deadline driven task approach
- Persistence and strong problem-solving skills
- Decision making skills with the ability to know when to obtain assistance
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with vendors and customers.
- Ability to function as a team player.
Direct Report/Supervision
Receives direction and guidance from the Assistant Controller. Must be disciplined and self-motivated at times to work with minimal guidance and supervision to meet corporate objectives and deadlines.
Required Education/Skills/Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 1-2 years of prior experience in a similar role and responsibilities
- Advance knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable
- Strong Communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to communicate with individuals at higher levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability to organize work and set priorities to meet deadlines while working independently
- Professional demeanor displaying ethical conduct and integrity
- Proficiency in Excel a plus with experience using MS Office Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- NetSuite ERP experience is a plus
- Private industry experience within the automotive, marketing, or service industry verticals
Location
The position is based at the Shift Digital Headquarters in Birmingham, Michigan
