MECA Engineering Corporation Looking for Executive Accountant at Merrillville, IN Full Time

Our Mission: MECA Engineering Corporation provides high-quality, multi-disciplinary engineering services to a wide clientele including several Fortune 500 companies. We have been a long-standing provider of engineering, surveying, and construction management services in: Industrial, Municipal and Commercial. This position is for our corporate office in Merrillville, IN. We also have a satellite office in Fort Myers, FL.

Bookkeeper Job Responsibilities:

We are looking for a dependable, hardworking, and self-motivated finance person to join our team! The position will be responsible for the following:

• Learn and utilize our operating systems, QuickBooks, and Unanet Business Solutions Software.
• Enter bills and invoices, pay bills, receive payments, enter journal entries, reconcile accounts, complete sales tax and 1099’s and more.
• Federal and State compliance.
• Post journal entries and reconcile accounts, maintain general ledgers, and prepare financial statements.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations.
• Fulfill other requests from management as necessary.
• Must be able to identify issues and problem solve.
• Must be detail oriented and organized.
• Must work well in a team environment and have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Internal inventory management
• Be able to work with current accounting firms to ensure information is accurate and supplied to them in a timely manner.
• Be able to communicate with banks, vendors, and clients.
• Complete and submit tax remittance forms, worker’s compensation, pension contribution, and other government documents.

Bookkeeper Qualifications / Skills:

• Problem Solving Skills: Resolving schedule conflicts or changes, finding answers to customer concerns, standard office equipment malfunctions, working with vendors to fix issues with order fulfillment, payment of invoices, refunds, or exchanges, etc.
• Technology Skills. Working comfortably with office software programs, including Microsoft Suite, database management, and data visualization.
• Writing Ability. Be equally skilled in standard written English and, in some organizations, business English, to ensure the quality of correspondence, emails and memos and to assist in proofreading.
• Time Management. Using electronic scheduling tools for meetings and events and managing tasks to meet deadlines for efficient operation of the practice.
• Organizational: Multi-tasking, ability to prioritize tasks, take initiative to clarify priorities and seek direction as needed to manage priorities.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Minimum of 5+ yrs. experience
• Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook), QuickBooks and Unanet Business Software