Staff Accountant - Lippert

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries.  We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are.  We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days. 

Summary

To support the LCI Aftermarket division from an Accounting & Finance perspective.

Essential Functions

1. Month end closing for multiple locations.
2. Inventory tracking and cycle count summaries
3. Physical inventory and cycle count audits.
4. Reconcile fixed asset accounts and compile documents to support additions.
5. Supplemental data collection and reporting
6. Reporting and analysis of costs/sales and reconciliation.
1. Winner/Loser item profit reporting
2. Margins by product and customer
7. Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential
8. Oversees lease tracking and maintaining of LeaseQuery Database
9. Understands project accounting as it relates to Duncan division
10. Support plant leadership by answering accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
11. Preparing and updating budgets and forecasts
12. Look for savings ideas within plant purchases
13. Research inventory costs with D365 ensuring accuracy on inventory & margin reports

Competencies

1. Comfortable communicating with all levels of leadership.
2. Technical Capacity.
3. Ethical Conduct.
4. Results Driven.
5. Detail oriented
6. Strong computer software sills

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does not have supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

1. Clerical- Operates office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems and personal computers. Answer telephones, direct calls and take messages.  Communicates with management, Team Members, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information and take instructions.  Maintain electronic and hard copy filing system.  Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails.  Prepare agendas for meetings and prepare schedules. Record, compile, transcribe and distribute minutes of meetings.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40-45 hours per week, Monday through Friday; weekend and overnight work is also necessary at times.

Travel

Local travel is expected for this position and minimal out of state travel.

Required Education and Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
2. 3-5 years of experience
3. Strong analytical skills
4. ERP Systems experience
5. Proficient in Microsoft Excel
6. Continuous Improvement

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Minimum of a Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties

This position has a responsibility to prevent revealing or divulging any such information unless it is necessary to do so in the performance of their duties. Access to confidential information is on a need-to-know basis and must be authorized by management. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law.  This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.  All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member.  Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members.  Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.  Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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