Corporate Accountant

About the role

Foth is hiring a Corporate Accountant to play a critical role in our accounting operations, with a significant focus on administering and supporting our employee ownership program. This role blends hands-on accounting execution with ownership process administration, cross-functional coordination, technical aptitude, and strong attention to detail. This position is well-suited for an experienced accountant who has moved beyond transactional work and is comfortable owning complex processes, meeting deadlines, and collaborating across teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare standard monthly and annual journal entries and perform general ledger account reconciliations
• Own assigned accounting areas such as accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and leases
• Participate in period-end close activities, ensuring deadlines are met with minimal rework
• Prepare schedules and documentation to support internal and external audits, surveys, and compliance requirements
• Research, track, and resolve accounting or documentation issues and discrepancies
• Utilize ERP systems to research, analyze, and validate accounting data
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and documentation
• Support Foth's employee ownership program, including equity-related processes from execution through reconciliation

Collaboration & Professional Expectations

• Manage multiple priorities independently, applying sound judgment and attention to detail
• Communicate proactively with accounting teammates and cross-functional stakeholders
• Share knowledge and support continuity within the accounting team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for journal entries, reconciliations, and period-end close
• Hands-on general accounting experience (GL, reconciliations, journal entries)
• Experience working in an ERP system in a corporate accounting environment
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., reconciliations, schedules, data validation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting audits and preparing accounting schedules or documentation
• Experience with Deltek VantagePoint (Foth's ERP System)