Org Marketing Statement

This opportunity is specific to Parkers Electronic Motion & Controls Division (EMC), an exciting and fast-paced environment providing technologies that create and control motion to customers across a wide range of applications and industries. This critical position allows you to become part of a team that aligns products and worldwide engineering and manufacturing capabilities to build our presence in a growing electrification space. EMC brings together decades of controls and electronics design and manufacturing expertise with significant growth opportunities presented by our mobile electrification and industrial efforts.

Position Summary

The Accounting Specialist is responsible for various accounting functions related to supporting Accounts Payable of Parker’s Electronic Motion and Controls Division, along with providing month-end support. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Accounting Specialist works with all functional areas of the division and internal/external vendors in ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures while maintaining accounting controls.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices and verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records
• Ensure accuracy of the division’s financial records for payment, auditing & tax purposes
• Ensure proper authorization to prevent unauthorized/unintentional payments
• Ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner
• Investigate/reconcile vendor issues
• Prepare month-end journal entries, account reconciliations and reports
• Additional accounting related duties/special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Certificate or degree in Finance/Accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 3 years general accounting experience 
• Basic knowledge of GAAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and meet constant deadlines
• Strong analytical, mathematical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work effectively in a team environment
• Knowledge of SAP is an asset

Parker Hannifin

With annual sales of $19.83 billion in 2023, Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than 100 years the company has engineered the success of its customers in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace spanets. Strong competitive advantages, a clear strategy and goals, consistent execution and performance, and many opportunities for growth have allowed the company to consistently deliver strong shareholder returns. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 66 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.