Staff Accountant

JOB PURPOSE:

The Staff Accountant is a key finance team contributor responsible for managing and analyzing financial data to include inventory and production costing and preparing financial reports for company use. The staff accountant will also be responsible for reporting and communicating financial information within the corporate structure.

WHY NIKON METROLOGY?

You would be joining a global company and becoming part of the future, giving you the opportunity to enter a career where you can help to shape and define innovation.

LOCATIONS:

Maple Grove, Minnesota (Onsite)

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Will include, but not limited to the following:

• Accurately record accounting transactions to include intercompany billing and all payables.
• Maintain accounting records and reconcile accounts.
• Monitor Capex spending and lead periodic fixed asset audit
• Prepare and analyze financial statements as part of the budget process, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks;
• Analyze and manage the cost of sales to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Track and report freight, duties and other taxes and suggest areas of improvements
• Provide cost related data for product lines to determine production costs and to understand production variances to explain to management
• Collaborate within the finance team to calculate standard costs and labor recovery rates and other manufacturing related costs.
• Reviews financial transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance;
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and internal policies;
• Key participant in the reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial data
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments and other sites.

ANCILLARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support internal and external audit requests by providing