About Bender

 
For over 75 years, Bender has been a market leader in providing electrical safety equipment to industries worldwide. Our wide portfolio of cutting-edge products ensure that people, equipment, and facilities worldwide are protected with the latest in electrical safety technology. Our worldwide network of over 70 offices, representatives, and partners offer comprehensive product, application, and technical support. 

Bender's core competence is electrical safety. With expertise in virtually every industry, Bender provides both the products and knowledge to meet the demands for customer-specific solutions. Always on the cutting edge, our portfolio of electrical safety solutions focus on a wide range of industries, from mainstay industries such as hospitals, mining, and manufacturing, to newly developed industries such as solar, wind, and electric vehicles. Our ongoing research and development in virtually all industries ensures that no matter the application, you can count on Bender to be your partner in electrical safety. 

Benefits

At Bender Inc. we believe in providing a generous benefits package to our employees to help cover the always rising medical costs and keep them out of pocket spend very low. Bender Inc. covers 100% of insurance premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision for eligible employees and their qualifying dependents. The benefits we offer to our employees include:

· Medical (including prescription plan)

· Dental

· Vision

· Short-Term Disability

· Long-Term Disability

· Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Account

· Life Insurance

· Safe Harbor 401k Plan, where the company contributes 3% of annual salary.

· Employee Assistance Program

· Vacation & PTO

· Paid Maternity/Parental Leave

· 12 Paid Holidays

· Flexible Work Schedules – with a great balance of working from home and in the office.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes timely review and reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts and prepares any adjusting entries as needed.
• Clears open item transactions in Balance Sheet accounts on a continual basis
• Ensure all supporting schedules and documentation for balance sheet accounts are up to date
• Support month end closing process including journal entry preparation and transactional postings
• Assist accounting team with annual audits
• Responsible for accounting function of Canadian affiliate company
• Assist with sales tax processes (multiple state filings and customer exemption management)
• Coordinates and assists with year-end closing process
• Support controlling function for actual to budget analysis and cost accounting (standard cost)
• Support operations department for inventory control and analysis
• Assist in the ongoing maintenance and analysis of standard costs
• Contribute to the analysis of gross margin on products to ensure profitability
• Cross train with accounting staff to support accounting team
• Support in documentation of department procedures

Other Duties

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A proactive and energetic approach to the role
• Able to work with minimal mistakes and high accuracy. Must be organized and detailed.
• Following company’s established accounting processes
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned*

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Accounting/Finance
• Minimum 4+ years working in an accounting department
• Working knowledge of SAP strongly preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel
• Experience with manufacturing or distribution business preferred 

Other Requirements

• Professional integrity and privacy of confidential information
• Possess a high level of understanding of accounting concepts
• Problem solving skills with the ability to think through processes and problems independently critically
• Personal effectiveness/credibility; thoroughness, and detail oriented
• High ethical and moral standards
• Proficient working with details on a daily basis for prolonged periods of time
• Demonstrated analytical skills. Detail oriented with high level of accuracy
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Meet deadlines and prioritize various tasks with minimal supervision
• Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload
• Able to stay organized in a busy working environment

The above statements and information are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in this document is intended to exclude the opportunity for modifications or adjustment to the job or the manner of performing it consistent with the requirement to provide reasonable accommodations to the disabled. With or without accommodation, the essential functions must be performed. Employees unable to accomplish any functions may request reasonable accommodation’s pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act. In addition, employee must follow all Bender Inc. Safety Policies and Procedures, as well as the safety requirements of our customers where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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