Modineer Group Looking for Staff Accountant at Niles, MI Full Time

Staff Accountant

General Purpose of the Job

To support the CFO and Controller in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance / Accounting Department.

To relieve the CFO and Controller of certain responsibilities that will allow them to spend a greater portion of their time on Financial Statement preparation and analysis, Budget and Variance issues, and Forecasting.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain fixed asset listing and associated depreciation schedules; prepare monthly journal entries; insure proper recording of asset purchases and disposals
• Reconcile all prepaid accounts; prepare monthly journal entries
• Assume primary responsibility for Sales and Use Tax compliance and reporting; prepare and file returns
• Assist in month-end closing; prepare journal entries as necessary, analyze inventory valuation, inventory roll forward
• Prepare 1099’s
• Prepare and file all government surveys and customer required financial filings
• Analyze cost accounting data and assist with physical inventories; provide management with information on the variances related to inventory, labor and overhead
• Assist Controller in preparing annual standards for labor and overhead
• Assist CFO with 401(k) Plan administration
• Assist CFO in tracking and maintaining commercial insurance policies
• Perform such other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required

Skills And Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business, with emphasis in accounting, is required
• Coursework in Cost Accounting or experience working with cost accounting systems is preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of work experience in accounting is required; manufacturing background preferred
• Must be able to adapt to new and different computer programs and software to enable efficient data gathering and analysis
• Ability to research, compile, analyze and interpret data
• Ability to analyze and reconcile complex accounts and reserves
• Advanced skill level in MS Office products, specifically Excel and Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Ability to work under minimal supervision

Company Description

Modineer Co. is owned by Westbourne Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, Hall Capital, a family-owned investment company located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a private investor.

Modineer is a leading manufacturer and fabricator of low to medium volume complex metal components and assemblies for the automotive, military, truck/trailer and industrial markets utilizing stamping, roll forming, welding, machining, painting, e-coating, and other specialty processes. Headquartered in Niles, Michigan, Modineer manufactures more than 35 million components per year, has over 800 employees and operates from nine facilities with combined square footage in excess of 700,000 across Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.

Modineer’s manufacturing capabilities range from high volume metal stampings to laser cut components that are welded into finished assemblies. This wide array of capabilities has resulted in a healthy mix of business from a diverse customer base. The systematic approach to building this diversity starts with the right people and practices. The success of Modineer rests on the performance of their quality people. This has been true for more than seventy years. It will certainly be true for you.

Modineer Co. is owned by Westbourne Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, Hall Capital, a family-owned investment company located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a private investor. Modineer is a leading manufacturer and fabricator of low to medium volume complex metal components and assemblies for the automotive, military, truck/trailer and industrial markets utilizing stamping, roll forming, welding, machining, painting, e-coating, and other specialty processes. Headquartered in Niles, Michigan, Modineer manufactures more than 35 million components per year, has over 800 employees and operates from nine facilities with combined square footage in excess of 700,000 across Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Modineer’s manufacturing capabilities range from high volume metal stampings to laser cut components that are welded into finished assemblies. This wide array of capabilities has resulted in a healthy mix of business from a diverse customer base. The systematic approach to building this diversity starts with the right people and practices. The success of Modineer rests on the performance of their quality people. This has been true for more than seventy years. It will certainly be true for you.