Accounting Specialist II

Agena Bioscience

Agena Bioscience

Accounting & Finance
Denver, CO, USA
Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world.

The Accounting Specialist II that supports our corporate business has responsibility for performing administration of the Concur & PNC systems for multiple subsidiaries, including addition/deletion of users, reviewing, and approving expense reimbursement and corporate credit card transactions. Performs a variety of routine communications with internal staff and external vendors. Maintains records, prepares follow-up communication, verifies data, and provides status updates regarding time-sensitive deliverables.

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Model personal Lean Philosophy 5S behaviors in creating a continuously improving, clean, well-organized, and self-maintaining work environment. Work closely with team members and others to motivate and improve 5S knowledge and implementation.
  • Follow a continuous improvement approach for team accountability for achieving high performance SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, & Cost) targets through a visual work environment.
  • Comply with company ethics, code of conduct, policies, and best practices, with a commitment to safety in the workplace, valuing of diversity, and promotion of a harassment-free environment.
  • Responsibly manage sensitive/confidential information.
  • Adhere to existing department policies and standard procedures.
  • Adhere to month and quarter-end close deadlines.
  • May be asked to assist with training new employees.

Concur/PNC

  • Manage multiple email boxes – compose detailed, thorough, and professional emails internally and externally.
  • Must have a thorough understanding of cost of goods sold (COGS) versus sales, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) as it relates to general ledger expense coding / chart of accounts.
  • Adhere to month/quarter-end close schedule.
  • Conceptual and working understanding of accrual accounting
  • Must have intermediate to advanced Excel skills including v-lookups and pivot tables.
  • Add/delete users in PNC; issue corporate credit cards, manage credit limits & mcc codes.
  • Add/delete users in Concur, maintain accuracy of information on employees’ profiles.
  • Audit and approve submitted expense reimbursements and corporate card transactions for multiple subsidiaries.
  • Monitor BIS (Business Information Services) tickets and take necessary action needed for new employees/terminated employees.
  • Run reports utilized to book monthly expenses and accruals.
  • Follow up with cardholders to ensure prompt submission of reports.
  • Be first line contact with Concur to work on system issues, changes, system updates/upgrades.
  • Process journal entries as needed.
  • Reconciliations

Accounts Payable

  • Proficient in Adobe Pro with editing and adding text to PDF’s.
  • Thorough understanding of W-9 requirements from Vendors to support 1099 Year-end reporting, including TIN verification through the IRS (Internal Revenue Service).
  • Thorough understanding of Procure to Pay process (Purchase Order > Bill Receipt > Bill Entry > Bill Payment).
  • Process 400 – 700 (P.O. and Non-P.O.) vendor bills per month with minimal number of errors (1-2% per industry standard).
  • Match bills against supporting documentation (purchase orders, Expenditure Authorization Forms, receiving documents), research discrepancies, and enter into NetSuite after verifying expenditure is in accordance with SOX Expenditure Policy.
  • Prepare manual wire payment requests as needed.
  • Research and resolve outstanding items on Vendor Statements.
  • Perform research for Received Not Invoiced including follow-up with internal Purchasing Department / Vendor.
  • Conceptual and working understanding of accrual accounting (Received Not Invoiced accrual / Invoiced Not Received accrual)
  • Manage FedEx / UPS payment and G/L coding of freight bills for multiple subsidiaries.
  • Process journal entries as needed.

Qualifications/Education:

Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

  • NetSuite
  • Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Concur Expense Reporting Platform

Compensation/Benefits:

The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and compensation for this position. The package includes base salary, bonus, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k/Match.

The salary for this position is $45,698 - $59,960.

Mesa Labs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Mesa Labs prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment against applicants or employees based on age, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.