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Fixed Asset Accountant

Interface
LaGrange, USA
Full-time
Junior · 1–3 years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago

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Skills and Experience

  • 1–3 years of accounting experience required, with fixed asset accounting, capital project accounting, or manufacturing accounting experience preferred
  • Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting concepts related to fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress
  • Experience working in a manufacturing, plant accounting, shared services, or multi-site environment preferred
  • Familiarity with capital expenditure processes, project authorization, physical inventory, and fixed asset subledger maintenance preferred
  • Experience with ERP systems and fixed asset modules preferred; JD Edwards experience a plus
  • General ledger, account reconciliation, journal entry, month-end close, and financial reporting experience
  • Ability to review capital spending, validate supporting documentation, and apply company accounting policies
  • Basic knowledge of internal controls, SOX compliance, audit documentation, and data governance practices
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including data analysis, formulas, pivot tables, and reconciliations
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines during month-end close, audit cycles, capital planning, and project activity
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, Tax, and plant teams
  • Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills appropriate for a staff accounting role
  • Ability to follow established procedures, exercise sound judgment, and protect confidential financial information
  • Essential Duties:
  • Maintain the fixed asset subledger and record asset additions, transfers, retirements, disposals, and depreciation accurately and timely
  • Review capital expenditure activity and supporting documentation to assist with proper capitalization, expense classification, asset category, useful life, location, and placed-in-service date
  • Track construction-in-progress projects and coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and Finance to support timely and accurate capitalization when assets are ready for use
  • Prepare and post monthly fixed asset journal entries, including depreciation, asset additions, disposals, transfers, and reclassifications
  • Reconcile fixed asset subledger balances to the general ledger and investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner
  • Maintain detailed asset records, including asset descriptions, tag numbers, locations, cost, accumulated depreciation, useful lives, ownership, and supporting documentation
  • Support periodic physical inventories, asset verification, and reconciliation of physical assets to accounting records across manufacturing and office locations
  • Assist with asset disposals, retirements, sales, scrapping, and transfers to ensure appropriate documentation and accounting treatment
  • Prepare routine monthly, quarterly, and annual fixed asset reports, depreciation support, capital spending analysis, and management reporting as requested
  • Support capital budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis by providing accurate CIP, fixed assets, and depreciation data to Finance and operational leaders
  • Assist with property tax filings, insurance schedules, audit requests, statutory reporting, and other compliance activities related to fixed assets
  • Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits, including asset roll-forwards, additions testing, disposals testing, depreciation support, and control evidence
  • Follow company capitalization policies, approval requirements, internal controls, SOX requirements, and U.S. GAAP
  • Identify and communicate opportunities to improve fixed asset processes, controls, data accuracy, and reporting efficiency
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to research and resolve fixed asset questions, project coding issues, invoice classification concerns, and asset record discrepancies
  • Assist with maintaining fixed asset procedures, process documentation, job aids, and control documentation to support consistency, business continuity, and audit readiness
  • Support system testing, reporting enhancements, master data cleanup, and ERP or fixed asset module improvements as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting concepts related to fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress
  • General ledger, account reconciliation, journal entry, month-end close, and financial reporting experience
  • Ability to review capital spending, validate supporting documentation, and apply company accounting policies
  • Basic knowledge of internal controls, SOX compliance, audit documentation, and data governance practices
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including data analysis, formulas, pivot tables, and reconciliations
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines during month-end close, audit cycles, capital planning, and project activity
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Procurement, Tax, and plant teams
  • Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills appropriate for a staff accounting role
  • Ability to follow established procedures, exercise sound judgment, and protect confidential financial information
  • Maintain the fixed asset subledger and record asset additions, transfers, retirements, disposals, and depreciation accurately and timely
  • Review capital expenditure activity and supporting documentation to assist with proper capitalization, expense classification, asset category, useful life, location, and placed-in-service date
  • Track construction-in-progress projects and coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and Finance to support timely and accurate capitalization when assets are ready for use
  • Prepare and post monthly fixed asset journal entries, including depreciation, asset additions, disposals, transfers, and reclassifications
  • Reconcile fixed asset subledger balances to the general ledger and investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner
  • Maintain detailed asset records, including asset descriptions, tag numbers, locations, cost, accumulated depreciation, useful lives, ownership, and supporting documentation
  • Support periodic physical inventories, asset verification, and reconciliation of physical assets to accounting records across manufacturing and office locations
  • Assist with asset disposals, retirements, sales, scrapping, and transfers to ensure appropriate documentation and accounting treatment
  • Prepare routine monthly, quarterly, and annual fixed asset reports, depreciation support, capital spending analysis, and management reporting as requested
  • Support capital budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis by providing accurate CIP, fixed assets, and depreciation data to Finance and operational leaders
  • Assist with property tax filings, insurance schedules, audit requests, statutory reporting, and other compliance activities related to fixed assets
  • Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits, including asset roll-forwards, additions testing, disposals testing, depreciation support, and control evidence
  • Follow company capitalization policies, approval requirements, internal controls, SOX requirements, and U.S. GAAP
  • Identify and communicate opportunities to improve fixed asset processes, controls, data accuracy, and reporting efficiency
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to research and resolve fixed asset questions, project coding issues, invoice classification concerns, and asset record discrepancies
  • Assist with maintaining fixed asset procedures, process documentation, job aids, and control documentation to support consistency, business continuity, and audit readiness
  • Support system testing, reporting enhancements, master data cleanup, and ERP or fixed asset module improvements as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1–3 years of accounting experience required, with fixed asset accounting, capital project accounting, or manufacturing accounting experience preferred
  • Experience working in a manufacturing, plant accounting, shared services, or multi-site environment preferred
  • Familiarity with capital expenditure processes, project authorization, physical inventory, and fixed asset subledger maintenance preferred
  • Experience with ERP systems and fixed asset modules preferred; JD Edwards experience a plus

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