Senior Staff Accountant

3 Months ago • 5-10 Years • Account Management

Job Summary

Job Description

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
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
  • 5-10 years of experience in accounting
  • Proficiency with SAP and PCM systems
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Good to have:
  • Experience implementing technology-based process improvements

Job Details

Description

 

Job Success Profile

Senior Accountant

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman works proactively and collaboratively with its worldwide customers in pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment to deliver exceptional service and innovative specialty chemical solutions to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment.  Buckman is in the middle of a digital transformation of its businesses and focused on building the capabilities and tools in support of this.

Location

  • Memphis, TN

 

Language

  • English
     

Travel

  • <10%

 

Position Summary

 

We are 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

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
  • 5-10 years of experience in accounting; including fixed asset and SAP Cash experience
  • Proficiency with SAP and PCM systems, with the ability to analyze and load data accurately
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Experience implementing technology-based process improvements is a plus

 

 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant looking to make a meaningful impact by ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in a growing organization.

 

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