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Accountant
International company with excellent benefits and growth opportunities
Scottsdale, AZ
Job Description
Job Description – Staff Accountant
Firetrace is an international $30M revenue business that designs and assembles fire suppression systems based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Firetrace has been part of Halma plc (LSE: HLMA) since 2015 and has ambitious growth plans. We have recently organized the business around market segments with an emphasis on customer value.
As the Accountant at Firetrace, you will be responsible for overall operation, coordination, and continuous improvement of Accounts Payable, and work together as a department on cross training with Accounts Receivable and Collection Functions as assigned. The Staff Accountant plays a crucial and sensitive role in the function of Firetrace. The Staff Accountant must have, and maintain, a high level of skill, proficiency, and professionalism in the business and technical aspects of the all Functions. Due to the sensitive nature of much of the information processed by this position, a high degree of Integrity and Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
Primary Objectives, Duties & Responsibilities:
Skills & Qualifications:
This position is in our Scottsdale office, but during the current Covid pandemic remote work opportunity available.
Firetrace International is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Please direct application accommodation requests to humanresources@firetrace.com.
Firetrace is an international $30M revenue business that designs and assembles fire suppression systems based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Firetrace has been part of Halma plc (LSE: HLMA) since 2015 and has ambitious growth plans. We have recently organized the business around market segments with an emphasis on customer value.
As the Accountant at Firetrace, you will be responsible for overall operation, coordination, and continuous improvement of Accounts Payable, and work together as a department on cross training with Accounts Receivable and Collection Functions as assigned. The Staff Accountant plays a crucial and sensitive role in the function of Firetrace. The Staff Accountant must have, and maintain, a high level of skill, proficiency, and professionalism in the business and technical aspects of the all Functions. Due to the sensitive nature of much of the information processed by this position, a high degree of Integrity and Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
Primary Objectives, Duties & Responsibilities:
- Accounts Payable
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- Oversee the validity, authority, classification and process Vendor invoices
- Maintain vendor accounts within Dynamics GP in compliance with company policies.
- Acquire proper approval of vendor invoices in a timely fashion
- Reconciliation of balances and/or discrepancies with information from Vendors
- Assure timely payment of the Vendor balances, while working with Controller to manage cash flow
- Communicate with vendors on billing issues with emphasis on maintaining and enhancing the relationship with the vendor
- Process credit card transactions, acquire proper approval and timely payment of corporate account
- Process employee reimbursement requests on a regular basis
- Monthly reconciliations related to accounts payables, accrued expenses, prepaids, and fixed assets
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- Cash Management
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- Collection of daily mail and deposit of checks received.
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- Cross training to process Accounts Receivable customer invoices and oversee timely collection of the Customer balances, by utilizing phone, email, statements, and letters to meet the cash collection goals of the Company.
- Other duties may be assigned for professional growth and as the business needs
Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years of bookkeeping experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (preferred), or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong data management and ERP system experience, Great Plains preferred
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, with exposure to Accounts Receivable, and Collections
- Strong attention to detail and mathematical skills
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and multi-task
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and priorities, as well as advocate for positive process improvements
- Strong communications skills (both written and verbal), must be able to convey importance and timing of information that must be shared for accomplishment of tasks assigned via telephone and e-mail correspondence both internally interdepartmentally and with various external contacts.
- Must be able to build interdepartmental and interpersonal relationships to support the functions of the job.
This position is in our Scottsdale office, but during the current Covid pandemic remote work opportunity available.
Firetrace International is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Please direct application accommodation requests to humanresources@firetrace.com.
Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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