Accounting Assistant at Halton Company

Grow your career with Halton Company! We are seeking an Accounting Assistant for day shift at our Scottsville, KY facility. Located just 25 MINUTES FROM BOWLING GREEN! Halton provides medical, dental, and vision insurance at NO COST to our employees and their children. The company also offers a competitive 401K program, profit sharing bonuses, paid holidays, paid time off during your first year, tuition assistance, and much more. At Halton Company, your wellbeing is our goal.

Halton Company is a global technology leader in indoor air solutions. With personnel in over 35 countries, your career growth potential is endless. The Scottsville, KY location focuses on providing innovative and energy-efficient air handling solutions for the food service industry. Please visit www.Halton.com for more information.

Summary:

The Accounting Assistant will provide accounting support to the Controller and Director of Finance.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for invoicing parts orders daily.
• Deposit checks mailed directly to Halton.
• Records cash collections from lockbox, wire transfers and checks mailed directly to Halton.
• Processes and records credit card payments from customers.
• Responsible for daily clearing of items in the bank reconciliation.
• Preparation and filing of sales and tax returns. 
• Responsible for the setting up of new vendors. 
• Manages approval of vendor invoices.
• Responsible for the weekly check run.
• Assists the Controller and Finance Director in month-end/year-end close procedures.
• Functions as a backup to other accounting personnel in their absence.
• Troubleshoot vendor discrepancies and assist in developing a solution.
• Other tasks may be assigned as deemed necessary to support quality goals and objectives.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field or equivalent.
• Experience 1-2 years in accounting or related field required.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and other Microsoft office applications is required. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Navision and Oracle NetSuite are preferred but not required.
• Proficiency problem solving, analyzing data, and conducting research.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and speak English.
• Possess both written and oral communication skills appropriate to a workplace environment.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Other Skills

• Possess strong ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.