Job Introduction

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION.

Brush Americas is a unit of Brush Group, a large worldwide group with a footprint reaching from Pittsburgh, U.S to Melbourne, Australia.  Brush Group has grown for over 130 years to be recognized as the largest independent manufacturer of electrical equipment including 2 and 4-pole Turbogenerators, Power Management Systems, Transformers, BRUSH Switchgear and Harrington Diesel Generators. We have a variety of clients across all sectors including oil and gas, power management and marine sectors, providing innovative and complex solutions to our demanding customer base.

This position is generally responsible for providing electrical and winding repair services to customers operating a wide range of original equipment, which includes:  generators, motors and ancillary systems.  Desired familiarity with the following:  BRUSH BDAX 6, BDAX 7, BDAX 8, BDAX 9, GE LM6000, 7FH2, 6A2, 6A3, 6A6, 6FA, 7A3, 7A6, 9A3, 9A5, 324, in addition to various Westinghouse, Siemens, ALSTOM, and other OEM generator frames/models.  Experience with air, hydrogen, and liquid cooled generators in 2 and 4 pole configurations desirable. Experience with generator high voltage testing such as PI, DC Leakage, and Hipot. Experience with generator rotor and stator robotic test equipment such as RoGIS, MAGIC, and MAGIC Jr. a plus. 

Position Summary:  The Temp Accountant’s position involves invoicing, comparing and analyzing costs to estimates, cost of sales, product development, costing Temps, and maintaining records of costs to activities.  A Temp Accountant’s job may also include monitoring WIP inventory, reporting budget costs to production costs, and comparing actual costs to estimations.

Role Responsibility

Essential Duties and Responsibilities including the following:

• Review Temp costs to determine accurate invoicing amounts against purchase orders and/or shop orders.
• Determine projected costs versus actual costs.
• Prepare customer invoices based on work performed and contracted amount.
• Communicate with customers regarding invoice discrepancies and/or questions.
• Communicate effectively with various departments to obtain necessary information to prepare invoices.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies in an acceptable manner to both customer and Brush Aftermarket.
• Ability to question or investigate proposed and/or actual costs throughout and up to the completion of a Project.
• Participate in the monthly closing activities of the company including general ledger entries, reconciling sub-ledgers and cash accounts, and reviewing the general ledger in preparation for financial statement reporting.
• Comply with weekly, monthly, half year, and yearly reporting requirements ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness.
• Manage weekly orders and sales and track changes to the backlog for reporting to management.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Daily recording of cash receipts including posting transactions to AR journal and seeking resolution of any discrepancies.
• Import financial reports and reconcile data into the OneStream system for consolidation by Brush Group.
• Tracking of Fixed Assets from Capital Expense request, recording cost to the capital project, closing the project, and calculating depreciation.
• Complete accounting activities for Brush Americas subsidiary and parent company.
• Manage vendor payments via credit card.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and assignment flexibility.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn.
• This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and you may be required to undertake various duties as may reasonably be required of you by the Company

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university or three years’ experience in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US. 

Brush Americas reserves the right, upon a conditional offer of employment, to require the applicant to submit to and receive a negative result for drug and/or alcohol testing. In addition, employees are subject to both annual and random drug and alcohol testing during the course of employment.

It is our commitment at Brush Americas to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

About the Company

The BRUSH Group is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of generators above 20MVA. With a comprehensive range of products and services including transformers, switchgear, portable generating sets and control & monitoring systems, BRUSH is your ideal partner for electric power generation, distribution monitoring and control.

BRUSH has been a key figure within Electrical Engineering for over 130 years, offering a wide range of ‘electrical machines’, and providing our customer chain with the highest calibre equipment and after sales service.

Here at BRUSH US we are very proud to offer:

• A very competitive salary
• Paid Time Off
• Company paid Life Insurance, Short-term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Competitive benefits package which includes 401K and a tuition reimbursement plan

• Overtime for qualifying positions
• Shift differentials for qualifying positions
• Per diem when applicable
• Car allowance for qualifying positions
• On-the-job training for certain shop positions

Applicants must have or be eligible to obtain proper documentation to work in the US. 

Brush Americas requires employees to submit to and receive a negative result for drug and/or alcohol testing in order to be eligible to work in the US. In addition, employees are subject to both annual and random drug and alcohol testing during the course of employment.

It is our commitment at Brush to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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