Staff Accountant at Lippert Components in Elkhart, Indiana

Job Description:

Who We Are
We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 65 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 9,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We're Different:
At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We're striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel 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 many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You'll Get:

- A company culture where everyone matters
- Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
- Career development and mentoring
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Annual flu immunization
- Holiday, personal and vacation days
- Local and national discounts
- Wellness offerings

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

- Month end closing for multiple locations.
- Inventory tracking and cycle count summaries
- Physical inventory and cycle count audits.
- Reconcile fixed asset accounts and compile documents to support additions.
- Supplemental data collection and reporting
- Reporting and analysis of costs/sales and reconciliation.

- Winner/Loser item profit reporting
- Margins by product and customer
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
- Oversees lease tracking and maintaining of LeaseQuery Database
- Understands project accounting as it relates to Duncan division
- Support plant leadership by answering accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
- Preparing and updating budgets and forecasts
- Look for savings ideas within plant purchases
- Research inventory costs with D365 ensuring accuracy on inventory & margin reports
Competencies

- Comfortable communicating with all levels of leadership.
- Technical Capacity.
- Ethical Conduct.
- Results Driven.
- Detail oriented
- Strong computer software sills
Supervisory Responsibility
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.

- 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

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 3-5 years of experience
- Strong analytical skills
- ERP Systems experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Continuous Improvement
Preferred Education and Experience

- Minimum of a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Must be able to pass EVerify.
Other Duties
The Senior Accountant may have access to confidential information regarding LCI, its suppliers and customers. 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.
LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category..