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Job Title: Staff Accountant
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Salary: $70-90K

 

Job Summary of the Staff Accountant:   The Staff Accountant will assist with the 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 Staff Accountant:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
•    3+ years of progressive accounting experience (GL, reporting, costing, public accounting) 
•    Must be flexible to work extended hours during month-end close and year-end close.
•    Public accounting experience
•    Manufacturing/assembly/ distribution background
•    Infor XA system experience a plus
•    CPA is a plus, but not required
•    Month-end close experience
•    Balance sheet reconciliation preparation
•    Experience creating and posting journal entries
•    Working knowledge of accounts receivable and accounts payable

 

Responsibilities of the Staff Accountant
•    Review purchase price variances and partner with other departments to resolve inventory valuation and purchase price issues
•    Perform assigned month-end close duties including, but not limited to, calculating accruals, entering journal entries, and reconciling general ledger accounts
•    Maintain XA general ledger and chart of accounts 
•    Monitor system assignment of revenue and cost of goods sold accuracy
•    Ownership of customer rebate accrual and related credit request process
•    Oversee intercompany inventory transfers and partner with plants for timely and accurate goods receipt  
•    Perform daily and weekly processes to report sales, inventory consumption, vendor rebates, and other key metrics as determined by management
•    Execute monthly and weekly reporting tasks over work orders of company assets for cost accumulation reporting
•    Assist with the administration of the company’s indirect expense process 
•    Support the capital expenditure process from approval through asset setup in the system and monthly reporting
•    Assist with the administration of the purchasing card program and record expenses through journal entries
•    Perform monthly analytical reviews of balance sheet and income statement
•    Coordinate with the corporate tax team to provide tax-related financial information on a timely basis
•    File monthly GST and sales and use tax reports and serve as administrator over the Avalara tax engine
•    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 form conclusions to present to the supervisor