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Staff Accountant

Finance · PA, United States of America

Job description

Lasko Products, an industry leader in designing and manufacturing portable fans and heaters for over 100 years, is hiring for a Staff Accountant for our West Chester, PA headquarters.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist with month-end close
    • Preparing monthly journal entries
    • Prepare and sign off on balance sheet reconciliation accounts
    • Analyze financial statement flux analysis for variances
  • Prepare and maintain balance sheet account reconciliations monthly or quarterly
    • Experience working with and reconciling prepaid expenses, setting up schedules expense recognition
    • Experience working on Fixed Assets, depreciation, and disposals. Sage Fixed Asset Experience a plus. Reconciling on a quarterly basis and keeping track of projects
  • State and Local Tax Support – supporting the senior accountant by running reports, following up on tax notices, following their direction on solving tax challenges
  • Ad hoc projects 
    • Prepare documentation for external auditors
    • Support process improvement projects
    • Testing for ERP upgrade

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Detail oriented, positive attitude, “go getter”
  • Ability to work in a team environment as well as individually with little supervision
  • Enjoy communication, collaboration and teamwork
  • Enjoy improving processes and not accepting the status quo

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

  • 1+ year of experience in a similar role  
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting
  • Proficient in MS Excel is a must. QAD, Sage Fixed Assets, Avalera Sales Tax all a plus

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About the Company

Lasko Metal Products was founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia. Lasko designs, manufactures, assembles, and distributes portable fans, heaters, and humidifiers for the consumer market (Lasko brand), air purifiers (Germ Guardian brand), ventilation products such as range hoods and bathroom exhaust fans to the construction industry (Air King brand) and water damage restoration products such as air scrubbers and dehumidifiers (B-Air brand).  Lasko’s products are sold in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. The company is recognized as the leader in the portable fan and portable heating categories and proudly operates American manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facilities across the US.  Lasko’s leading market share in fans and heaters is 2X – 4X larger than the #2 brand.  Lasko’s domestic production capabilities uniquely position Lasko to serve its customers.

Lasko’s Mission is to improve everyday life with trusted products which create a healthier and more comfortable environment.  The company’s success is based on 5 Core Values:

  • Be Bold:
    • Challenge the status quo
    • Courageously pursue the impossible 
    • Reject mediocrity
  • Be Together 
    • Work together for success 
    • Drive trust and candor with each other 
    • Prioritize "We" before "I"
  •  Be A Leader
    • Lead with personal conviction 
    • Inspire each other to deliver high- quality results
    • Leverage resilience and agility to drive excellence
  • Be Accountable 
    • Consistently deliver to our customers 
    • Embrace commitments as a contract 
    • Take pride in our actions
  • Be The Change 
    • Demonstrate a passion to win 
    • Make a difference at work in our communities 
    • Step forward and take initiative

The Lasko family owned and operated Lasko Products until November 2016, when private investment firms Comvest Partners and JW Levin Management Partners (“JWLMP”) acquired the business. Comvest Partners and JWLMP are committed to growing the business with investments in growth and productivity.

Geographic Reach

Based in the greater Philadelphia, PA area, Lasko Products operates in locations throughout the US and Canada. The company’s Tennessee, Texas, and Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities produce both indoor and outdoor fans and heaters. The company also sources select products internationally from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.  Lasko operates distribution centers in all manufacturing locations plus Nevada and Ohio.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comvest and its portfolio companies recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race/national origin, gender/gender identification, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, religious affiliation, and other protected status.  We have a clear vision to be the place where diverse talent wants to come, stay, and do their best work.  We know our companies run on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and smart employees.  We believe that diversity within an organization creates long-term value for the organization itself and its constituents.  Comvest and its portfolio companies are high performing organizations that seeks to hire hard-working and dedicated high performers.  While Comvest and its portfolio companies always strive to look at a diverse pool of candidates, we will always choose the most qualified candidate for the job being recruited for, in order to strive for success for both the employee and the firm.

 

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