Sr. Accountant

Job Title: Senior Accountant (Hybrid Remote Position - 3 days in office and 2 days remote)

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Salary: $80-90K

Job Summary of the Senior Accountant:   The Senior Accountant will assist with corporate accounting operations, execute standard cost and inventory control processes, perform month-end close duties, support the financial reporting process, implement essential business controls, and assist with ad hoc queries.

Qualifications of the Senior Accountant: 

• Perform assigned month-end close duties including, but not limited to, calculating accruals, entering journal entries, and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Reconcile bank accounts through journal entries and coordination with accounts receivable team members to maintain the accuracy of related account balances.
• Partner with Controller on integration of businesses into XA general ledger.
• Partner with Controller to maintain XA general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Construction in progress and fixed asset capitalization activity.
• Calculation of monthly sales representative commissions.
• Performance of specialized accounting duties for Canadian operations.
• F9 report generation, review, and analysis.
• Support of annual physical inventory activity.
• Coordinate with the corporate tax team to provide tax-related financial information on a timely basis.
• Assist with annual financial audit and interim audit procedures.
• Assist in the implementation of internal controls including evaluating, recommending, maintaining, and monitoring appropriate internal controls.
• Participate in system enhancements and integration efforts throughout the organization.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders in responding to inquiries or Powerlink financial data reporting and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Consistently support compliance by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and the Company’s policies and procedures.
• Identify accounting issues, research possible solutions, and forms conclusions to present to the supervisor.

Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience (GL, reporting, costing, public accounting)
• Public accounting experience
• Manufacturing/assembly/ distribution background
• Infor XA system experience a plus
• OneStream experience a plus
• Sage experience a plus
• CPA is a plus, but not required
• Month-end close experience
• Audit experience
• Month end and year experience experience a plus
• Balance sheet reconciliation preparation
• Experience creating and posting journal entries
• Working knowledge of accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Strong technology skills, including proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and ERP systems
• Ability to work in fast-paced, changing and growing environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to execute tasks independently and meet assigned deadlines
• Advanced understanding of chart of accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
• Possess strategic thinking and problem-solving skills and experience

Requirements

• Successful incumbents will have:
• College degree in accounting
• 2-4 years of accounting experience, CPA preferred
• Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions
• Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, communication and administrative skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Windows environment and have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
• Familiarity with SAP systems is a plus

Benefits

What We Offer:

You’ll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, a well-being incentive program, 401k, pension, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balan