Senior Accountant

American Machine & Gear, Inc. (AmGear) is one of three affiliated companies owned by Duffy & Kinne, Inc., a holding company. The other companies are North American Mechanical Services, Inc. (NAMS) and Nu-Tech Machining, Inc. (Nu-Tech). Both AmGear and Nu-Tech are machine job shops, making parts for various customers, ranging from steel mills to suppliers to high tech manufacturers. NAMS repairs specialized machinery used in the pulp and paper industry. All three companies are in the Portland OR area. Consolidated sales are about $10 million a year with just under 50 employees.

We are currently seeking a senior accountant, which is a new position. At present, there is an office manager for AmGear and NAMS and a separate office manager for Nu-Tech. They do accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll. There is a part time accountant who does the general ledger work. AmGear and NAMS use software called M-1 and Nu-Tech uses QuickBooks.

This will be a full time, 40 hour per week, full year position. It will replace the part time accountant. (The part time accountant is, retired and not a candidate for this position.) The senior accountant will be responsible for supervision of the office manager for AmGear & NAMS. They will monitor the office manager’s work on payables, receivables and payroll. This will include handling month end cut offs to insure that all transactions are reported in the correct period, seeing that bills are paid on time and receivables collected. The senior accountant will also create and use reports to monitor exceptions for all transaction areas. They will back up the office manager for AmGear & NAMS for transaction processing, as needed, and document all financial procedures.

The senior accountant will do draft pricing of all jobs, for confirmation by the sales engineers. The senior accountant will be responsible for property, plant and equipment accounting, including costing of new machinery and retirement of discarded equipment. Sales and payroll tax returns will also be prepared by this person.

The senior accountant will perform all general ledger functions, including gathering data from the Nu-Tech software and performing consolidation of the four companies’ financial statements on a monthly basis. The president will prepare a monthly letter for distribution with some financial information to all employees. Various account reconciliations will also be required, as well as monitoring and adjusting as necessary various amortization entries. At present, most accounts are only analyzed annually, but this person will be expected to do this on a more timely basis. The person will not only know accounting but also understand the business well enough to recognize those situations where the numbers are wrong, even if they add up correctly.

The senior accountant will prepare various analyses of accounting, sales and expense data, as requested and as they feel necessary, to understand the condition of the business. They will assist with any additional information needed for income tax return preparation by the CPA firm. The senior accountant will also provide accounting services for the profit sharing plan, which is administered internally. Other work may be assigned, as necessary.

This position requires someone who has sound values and character. They must be detail oriented, well organized and capable of meeting deadlines. They must be able to work with everyone at the companies, including those who are not necessarily financially sophisticated. This position requires the ability to not only prepare accurate and timely financial reports but also the ability to analyze them.

A college degree in accounting or a similar field, or a similar background is required. Appropriate accounting experience above the bookkeeper/junior accountant level is also required. High level Excel skills are assumed. Of course, we are an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000.00 to $75,000.00 /year

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• Accounting: 3 years