Accounting Manager

The Eastern Bag & Paper Group, a large regional distributor of disposable food service, healthcare and janitorial products, is looking for an Accounting Manager to join their team of professionals. The successful candidate should have 5 – 7 years of recent senior accounting experience. The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications / skills :

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   Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited university (MBA is a plus);


• Five + years of related accounting experience, with increasing responsibility;


• Demonstrated successful experience performing various Accounting / Finance functional tasks  (Monthly Variance Analysis, Annual Planning, Monthly Forecasting, etc..);


• Strong knowledge of GAPP;


• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access skills;


• Experience with an AS400 or PC based General Ledger system;


• Ability to multi-task and to see projects through to completion with little supervision;


• Strong interpersonal skills; Ability to interact with personnel at all levels of the organization;


• Superior verbal and written communication skills;


• Ability to function at the highest levels of ethics.

The position responsibilities include the following:

• Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual financial closings within 10 working days after month end;


• Compile, review, audit and issue periodic financial statements with accompanying commentary;


• Complete G/L account reconciliations within 10 business days of each operating calendar month end;


• Ensure accounts receivable and inventory sub-ledgers are balanced to the G/L every day;


• Support the development of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, and load these projections to the G/L;


• Compile monthly analyses of rebate support by vendor, including non-rebateable rebates reported;


• Track support by vendor to include: rebates, marketing, incentives, promotions, other cost support;


• Maintain, balance, reconcile and report monthly fixed asset transactions;


• Compile monthly analyses of inventory, receivables, margin, purchase discounts, customer margin, etc;


• Track movement and variances of various cost fields used by the business;


• Maintain subsidiary schedules for prepaid assets and loans;


• Provide backup for daily borrowing needs to include: manage cash outflows, enter daily borrowing data into bank system;


• Assist in the audit, review and control of contracts, leases, and rental agreements;


• Prepare data for annual commercial, medical and credit insurance renewals;


• Oversee controls regarding company sales and use tax compliance;


• Maintain compliance filings for various group memberships and various state filings, etc;


• Support periodic benchmarking activities;


• Support preliminary fieldwork and the annual external audit as well as semi-annual bank audits;


• Maintain sub-ledger information, including supplying data to our tax accountants;


• Oversee the annual record retention process;


• Complete special projects as requested;


• Ensure that are financial controls are tested and in place;


• Provides analysis to CFO, as well as Senior Management, as needed.

The Company offers a competitive compensation package in the $55,000 - $60,000 salary range as well as a broad range of benefits (Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, Life Ins., Short & Long Term Disability Ins., EAP, Educational Assistance Program, etc..), and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Please send resume (with compensation history listed) in confidence to:

The Eastern Bag & Paper Group

200 Research Drive

Milford, CT  06460

Attn: HR

FAX: (203) 783-1886

EMAIL: jlopresti@easternbag.com

EOE

Minority & Women Applicants are Encouraged to Apply