Accountant

Position: Accountant

Location/Department: Lancaster, PA, Onsite/ Accounting

Status: Full-Time, Salaried

Our Company

Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co Inc. is a subsidiary of Universal Corporation, the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Lancaster Leaf manages Universal’s dark air cured tobacco operations in all relevant traditional dark air-cured origins. Operations in Lancaster, PA. consist of a processing facility, storage facility, and main office which also houses Universal’s dark air cured regional headquarters. The Company also has a cutting/flavoring line in the Dominican Republic. Lancaster Leaf supplies virtually all of the major cigar manufacturers in the U.S. with filler, binder, and wrapper from the U.S. and other origins. In addition to domestic supply, Lancaster exports filler, binder, and wrapper to international cigar manufacturers. Lancaster Leaf contracts directly with farmers in all dark air cured growing regions of the U.S. which include Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Summary

The Accountant at Lancaster Leaf will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization’s assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities and other related financial activities.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Posts daily entries
• Account Reconciliations on Balance Sheet accounts
• Prepares quarterly accounting reports – Tobacco Stocks and Insurance
• Prepares Sales and Use Tax for Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky
• Processes and posts expense reports
• Performs as backup for Payroll processing
• Coordinates the setup and approval of ACH/wire processing; Vendor payment journals
• Serves as the program administrator for company credit cards
• Assists with domestic farmer scheduling, contracts, reporting and processing of receiving documents for payments to farmers
• Assists with audits (both internal and external) and gathering data for auditors’ requests
• Performs monthly bank account reconciliations
• Reconciles Intercompany loan account
• Files 2290 and Motor Carrier Fuel Tax forms annually
• Assists Controller with quarterly and annual tax information to parent company
• Prepares 1099’s annually
• Assists with production batch processing on as needed basis

Minimum Requirements

• Associates degree or bachelor’s degree in accounting, or related field.
• At least two (2) years of accounting/finance experience
• Basic accounting knowledge and experience with general ledger
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work with confidential data

Preferred Skills

• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX

Benefits
We offer a wide range of market-competitive total rewards that include 401(k) match, pension, merit increases, paid holidays, medical, dental, life, vision, short and long-term disability benefits, and tuition assistance to name a few.

EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet Employer
All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States