Clerical Assistant (with Data Entry) - Hiring Immediately - ABF

American Burglary and Fire (ABF) is a locally owned and operated family business that has been protecting homes and businesses in the St. Louis metro area since 1978. We are a full-service, security system installation and alarm monitoring company, specializing in residential and commercial applications. We have installed tens of thousands of professionally designed, easy-to-use security, fire, access control and entertainment systems. Our mission is to protect the St. Louis metro area from burglary and fire. Our goal is for our family to provide peace of mind to your family or business. Security is our main priority.

What makes our company so great is most certainly the people here who are dedicated to providing our customers with the best experience possible. The relationships we have built on integrity and reliability are never taken for granted. We have a can-do culture and empower our employees to always strive for the best. At ABF we continually innovate and train our people to provide optimal solutions for security, fire and lifestyle.

About the role:

As a Corporate Controller you will be responsible for financial and accounting tasks essential for moving the business forward.

This role requires extensive accounting experience and excellent interpersonal/communication skills. You must be task oriented with exceptional organizational skills and comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment.

What you'll do:

• Provide leadership and management to ensure proper accounting and reporting procedures
• Work with ownership to identify and implement financial, operational and strategic company goals
• Design, maintain and monitor compliance and regularly assess comprehensive policies and procedures, including cash receipts management, cash disbursement and expense management, contract administration and cost allocations
• Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations including revenues/receivables, purchases/expenses/payables, cash management and payroll
• Prepare month-end and year-end closings including preparation of financial statements for review by the VP
• Review payrolls on a bi-weekly basis.
• Ensure all intercompany transactions are booked consistently, timely and balanced by the end of the following month.
• Ensure accounts receivable and payments are timely
• Review accounts payable; communicating with vendors as necessary to ensure accurate cash disbursement
• Train and supervise staff as necessary to reach departmental goals

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting and 5 years of public accounting experience
• CPA a plus
• Strong leadership and team management experience
• Strong working knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience in designing, implementing and improving policies and procedures designed for efficiency, effectiveness and control
• Great communicator with an ability to work cross-functionally with department managers to achieve goals
• Experience with certified payroll is a plus.

Comprehensive and Competitive Compensation and Benefits:

Benefits include paid holidays, paid vacation and sick time, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), profit sharing and more!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Disabled are encouraged to apply.

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