General Accountant

Company: Chef Works Inc
Location: Poway
Posted on: May 21, 2023

Job Description:

Overall: Under limited supervision, ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.Essential Functions:

• Performs daily and monthly cash reconciliations and management reporting.
• Processes bi-weekly payroll as well as off-cycle checks.
• Manages the fixed asset process, including tracking all acquisition and disposal activities and related journal entries.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Participates in the year-end Financial Review (audit) and any state sales tax audits.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of Chef Works business process, products, customers, vendors and other relevant information, to better understand how the General Accounting position fits and where he / she can add value.
• Monitors and stays abreast of industry standards and operational and changes which impact Chef Works financial success. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Meets quality, productivity and technical requirements of the Senior Accountant position.
• Upholds the Chef Works core values.Minimum Qualifications:
• Requires Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent and 2 or more years general accounting experience or related experience.
• Background and experience must include demonstrated proficiency with the following:
• Preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Analysis of budget to actual variances
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Transactional Research and Analysis
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• This position also requires demonstrated skills and abilities in the following:
• critical thinking / analysis / problem solving
• strong organizational skills
• works well individually and as part of a team
• ability to work independently
• ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• capacity to organize own work, set priorities and meet critical deadlines
• ability to juggle multiple tasks of varying priorities and function in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, to include the ability to interface with various levels of co-workers, upper management, and external customers.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally.
• Proficiency in the use of software applications (ACCPAC / Sage 300), MRP / ERP databases, Excel spreadsheets (expert level), Outlook, Power Point and Word (intermediate level) required. Physical Requirements:Occasional lifting of 10# or less (less than 5% of the time) generally at waist level, some above/below waist, none above shoulders. Must be able to do desk work, which includes computer work for extended periods of time. Some use of telephone.PI216474828

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