Senior Staff Accountant at Ametek, Inc. in San Diego, California

Job Description:

Job ID: 16854

Position Description:
As AMETEK Programmable Power continues to expand, our differences – from our culture and work habits, communication styles and personal preferences – are becoming even more essential to our business strategy. We are working hard to create an environment in which all employees are valued and respected without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

The Senior Staff Accountant supports the finance department by performing general accounting, sales incentive and commission reporting, financial consolidation and reporting, as well as various other accounting functions. The Senior Staff Accountant will be responsible for assisting with activities related to month-end, quarter-end and year-end close. The Senior Staff Accountant is expected to own and maintain a process and will work across all levels of the organization.

Roles & Responsibilities
This position has responsibility for:

• Preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements as well as supporting documentation
• Specific duties in the month end closing process
• Audit support (SOX, Financial, Tax)
• Prepare and load international forecast and actual financial data into HFM
• Lead annual fixed asset physical inventory
• Calculate and report KPI’s for: DSO, Days Payable, Entitlement Days, CAPEX spend, and inventory turns
• Forecasting key financial metrics
• Revenue recognition and compliance with ASC606
• Corporate intercompany balancing
• Reconcile and analyze assigned general ledger accounts consistent with GAAP and corporate accounting policies to ensure close timelines are met
• Maintain fixed asset ledger, including timely capitalization and tracking of open projects
• Participate in annual budget process
• Review and submit sales rep commissions for payment
• Prepare corporate year-end packages including statutory reports, and provide comprehensive year-end Federal and State Tax packages
• Reporting activities in HFM including forecast and actuals
• Additional as assigned

Competency Requirements
In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Critical Thinking: Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
• Driving Continuous Improvement: Establishes methods to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes; utilizes specialized techniques for continuous improvement (e.g., Kaizen, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management)

Position Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)
• 5-7 years experience in a finance or accounting role
• Demonstrate leadership capability
• Knowledge of GAAP and ASC 606 Revenue Recognition
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Expertise in MS Excel (creating spreadsheets and using advanced formulas)

Preferred Qualifications
• Hyperion experience preferred
• Experience with HFM
• Manufacturing experience

Education Requirements
• BA with emphasis in accounting, finance, economics or other business related

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex,
age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,
status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal,
state or local protected class.

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