Position Title: Accounting Assistant Reports To: Controller Position Overview: Hunt Valve Company has an opportunity for an Accounting Assistant, based in our Salem, OH facility. The ideal candidate will be required to take ownership of multiple accounting responsibilities such as accounts payable and accounts receivable, among other duties. The candidate will work closely with accounting team members at our Salem, OH location and remotely with our Terrebonne, QC location to ensure all necessary processes are completed in compliance with established policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills and be able to develop binding relationships across all functional areas within the organization, as well as with customers and vendors. The candidate must exhibit a high degree of ethics, detail, and organizational aptitude. Hunt Valve Company will consider candidates who are ready to fulfil this role in its entirety and candidates who have the aptitude and desire to quickly grow into this role. Job Responsibilities: Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Assistant will play a key role in maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely completion of necessary accounting responsibilities. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash application, monthly account reconciliations, year-end audit preparation, and support of budget and forecast activities. The Accounting Assistant will have regular contact with the Controller and will have day-to-day interactions with other members of the accounting teams in both Salem, OH and Terrebonne, QC.Responsible for accounts payable processing using SAP Concur. Duties include, but are not limited to, matching invoices with purchase orders/receivers, obtaining appropriate approvals, ensuring invoices are properly transmitted to Infor ERP system, and communicating frequently with vendors and Hunt Valve Company team members to ensure invoices are processed correctly and efficiently.```{=html}``` - Responsible for accounts receivable processing. Duties include, but are not limited to, creating customer invoices, facilitating AR processes between the Salem, OH and Terrebonne, QC locations, processing daily bank deposits, applying cash to customer accounts, processing credit card payments, and communicating with customers and Hunt Valve Company team members to ensure payments are processed correctly and efficiently.```{=html}``` - Responsible for assisting with monthly closing activities of Hunt Valve Company and related divisions. This role will take ownership of certain monthly account reconciliations and other procedures.```{=html}``` - Establish and maintain financial and compliance processes, including a strong internal control environment to assure the records of the company are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Hunt Valve Company accounting procedures, and other regulatory requirements, as applicable.```{=html}``` - Support the budget and forecasting activities for Hunt Valve Company and related divisions.```{=html}``` - Collaborate with the other Hunt Valve Company leaders and team members to support overall Company goals and objectives.```{=html}``` - Support both recurring and ad-hoc information requests from Hunt Valve Company leaders and team members.```{=html}``` - Assist with special projects on group wide initiatives, process simplification and specific projects as requested.```{=html}``` - Assist with administrative duties as need. Duties include answering calls, sorting mail, ordering supplies, and assisting visitors with registration.Job Requirements: EDUCATION:Associate's or bachelor's degree in Accounting (preferred),