Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | HaFSBX

The Tone:
This is a full-time Accountant role at HaFSBX, located in Maplewood, Minnesota. HaFSBX specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative material handling systems, serving diverse industries from food processing to pharmaceuticals. As the company continues its growth, this role within the Accounting team is critical. The Accountant will play a key part in maintaining financial accuracy, contributing to process improvements, and delivering essential insights that ensure smooth operational functionality. This position offers a unique blend of daily accounting operations, covering Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and credit card management, alongside core responsibilities such as month-end close and reconciliations, making it an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and proactive individual to advance their career.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Maplewood, MN
• Pay: $62000–$70000 yearly
• Team: Accounting team
• Mission: Ensure financial accuracy, drive process improvements, and provide insights that support company operations.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, QuickBooks, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Receivable: Systematically handle all Accounts Receivable functions, including the generation of invoices, accurate application of customer payments, development of aging reports, and diligent follow-up on collections to ensure timely cash flow.
• Accounts Payable: Efficiently manage the Accounts Payable process, which encompasses processing vendor invoices, ensuring correct coding and necessary approvals, and preparing outgoing payments accurately and on schedule.
• Company Credit Cards: Administer the company’s credit card program by issuing cards to employees, meticulously reviewing all expenses for compliance with company policies, and performing comprehensive reconciliations of credit card statements.
• Month-End Close: Provide essential support for the month-end close cycle, which involves the preparation and posting of various journal entries and the execution of detailed account reconciliations to ensure financial statements are accurate.
• Process Improvement: Actively participate in initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency within accounting operations, including identifying opportunities for process improvement and exploring accounting automation solutions.
• Issue Resolution: Collaborate effectively with various teams across the business to investigate and resolve any accounting or financial discrepancies and issues that arise.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, preparing you for an early career accounting position.
• Experience: 1–2 years of accounting experience, specifically involving Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and account reconciliations.
• Skills: Possess a strong foundational understanding of basic accounting principles (GAAP). Be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with accounting software packages such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, QuickBooks, or similar platforms. Demonstrate strong attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to meet strict deadlines, effective communication skills for internal collaboration, and robust problem-solving abilities to address financial challenges.
• Bonus: Prior experience managing sales tax is a plus.