Buckman is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to oversee key accounting processes, including sales commissions, fixed assets, customer master data, month-end transactions, and sales tax returns. The ideal candidate will work to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across various accounting functions, while also implementing technology improvements to streamline processes. This role is critical in supporting the accuracy of payroll, financial reports, and tax filings.
**Job Responsibilities:**
* Sales Commissions Management:
* Ensure all sales employees' commissions are updated in the Commission system, reflecting monthly changes
* Enter new sales employees into the system
* Update sales commissions based on HR stats and payroll change forms
* Ensure accurate commission payments through payroll
* Implement process improvements using technology for automation, improving accuracy and consistency
* Load and analyze data in PCM from SAP, ensuring models and account assignments are correct
* Identify and resolve potential CTC issues in PCM
* Fixed Asset Management:
* Ensure the SAP Fixed Asset subledger is balanced, with updated dimensionality and monthly depreciation
* Close internal orders into new fixed assets
* Set up and maintain new assets with correct dimensionality, reflecting changes, transfers, or disposals
* Create Diwali assets monthly and ensure depreciation is run at month-end
* Prepare fixed asset reconciliations and Grow Roll forward reports
* Customer Master Data Maintenance:
* Administer the creation and maintenance of customer accounts in SAP
* Ensure adherence to global financial standards for new customer creation
* Maintain dimensions for each customer for proper month-end reporting and sales commissions
* Continue to develop Zflow for managing customer data
* Month-End Close:
* Ensure timely and accurate completion of all month-end journal entries
* Perform account reconciliations
* Enter COPA entries for 1030 and prepare shipped-not-invoiced entries
* Implement technology improvements to enhance the month-end close process
* Sales Tax Compliance:
* Perform sales tax reconciliations by state, county, or city as needed
* Process and verify returns using Vertex
* Ensure timely payments of sales tax by state
* Complete related journal entries promptly and accurately
* Additional Accounting Functions:
* Complete quarterly California pesticide reports
* Manage yearly business licenses
* Support continuous process improvement initiatives and strategic projects within the Accounting Department