Staff Accountant - JTEKT MACHINERY AMERICAS CORPORATION

The Staff Accountant is responsible for routine to complex accounting work related to the preparation and maintenance of financial records and compiling various financial statements following all accounting principles and government regulations, with a focus on Accounts Receivables.

Why JTEKT Machinery is the Team to Join:

• We offer health insurance through BCBSIL with low premiums and deductibles for individuals and families, company-paid Short Term and Long Term Disability and Basic Life & AD&D.
• Additional benefits include a variable bi-annual bonus, 401k with a generous Safe Harbor company match, 10 paid company holidays, and a progressive Paid Time Off policy starting at 15 days.
• We host an annual golf outing, Family Nights fit for all ages, and holiday parties in addition to regular company updates with lunches.
• We provide training opportunities for our employees and offer internal promotion opportunities.
• Salary for this exempt role starts at $50,000 and offers are given from a total compensation perspective. JTEKT Machinery takes education, experience, and other job specific factors into consideration when making offers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The below list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

• Assists Controller and Accounts Receivable Manager with payment application and customer account reconciliations.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information in order to prepare journal entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and documenting business transactions.
• Communicates with customers to provide financial records including invoices and account statements.
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and reviews and verifies balance sheet, profit and loss statement, inventory reports, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position.
• Evaluates subsidiary journals for obvious errors and omissions and enters corrected data into the general ledger.
• Performs all tasks associated with the general ledger, i.e. enters monthly journal entries, executes monthly closing entries, executes month-end general ledger.
• Performs monthly closing of unbilled revenue, adjustments to closed orders, billing summary and analysis.
• Assists with JSOX reporting
• Performs year-end close out of accounts
• Assists with bi-annual physical inventory process
• Performs other related duties as assigned including maintaining business records
• Assists Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable with various processing and reconciling activities

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, or related field
• 1 to 4 years of related experience
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel and use of ERP system (preferably Epicor)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working for a subsidiary of an international company
• Experience working in the machine tool, capital equipment, or manufacturing industry
• Bilingual (Spanish or Japanese)