Accountant (Mid/Senior)

Come Be Part of a Mission that Matters!

Neogen is looking to hire an Accountant to perform divisional accounting and analytical functions through direct efforts. Come be a part of a great team!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains and controls promotional distributor rebates and adjusts monthly accrual as needed.
• Accrues for approved Marketing promotional programs as necessary.
• Bills vendors or promotion partners when amounts are due to Neogen.
• Prepares vendor chargeback forms and follows up on collection of vendor amounts due.
• Performs month end closing procedures including divisional journal entries, royalty payments and miscellaneous reports for management.
• Provide analytical, forecasting, reporting, and project support to senior management
• Produce monthly reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards within Excel, Prophix, Power BI and other applications.
• Collaborates with the Sales and Marketing team on preparation of annual budgets.
• Assist with semi-annual physical inventories.
• Respond to requests by corporate accounting departments.
• Assists Divisional Controller with various projects as they arise.

MICELLANEOUS:

• Participates in staff meetings.
• Participates in monthly management meetings.
• Communicates all problems and exceptions to manager.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or CMA a plus.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in corporate finance, financial planning & analysis, investment banking, or other related fields, preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial statements and data, general business periodicals, professional journals, or technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, customers, and general public.

MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modeling
• Ability to prepare and analyze financial statements, calculate figures and amounts; such as discounts, mark up, margins, commissions, proportions, percentages, and volume.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Attention to accuracy and detail required
• Computer used in 80% of job activities.

REASONING ABILITY:

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

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Current driver's license, auto insurance, own vehicle transportation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Occasional overnight travel required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WHO IS NEOGEN:

From farm to fork, we offer solutions to enhance the quality, quantity and safety of the global food supply. Our animal safety solutions are used on farms, veterinary practices and manufacturers around the world to provide the best animal care possible. Whether food or pharmaceuticals, Neogen's provides a one-stop shop for the health and safety to our animals and our customers operations.

Neogen's culture combines stability with a deep belief in providing professional and personal growth. Our Pillars of Trust - the principles that guide our everyday decision-making, include Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service. It's our belief in these characteristics that provides a consistent, happy and healthy work environment for our employees.