Senior Accountant

About the role

Standex International is a global industrial growth company operating through market-leading brands in electronics, cutting-edge forming technologies, engraving, and scientific refrigeration. We partner with customers to advance progress through innovation—from producing parts for next-generation space vehicles to evolving vaccine refrigeration, designing functional textures for everyday products, improving renewable energy technology, and more. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accountant to join our Accounting Team, acting as a critical part in maintaining financial accuracy, driving process improvements, and serving as an accounting business partner to support the shared service center and corporate accounting.

Responsibilities

• Transact general ledger accounting processes supporting corporate accounting and the shared service center, including managing month-end close activities for assigned companies.
• Proactively provide accounting assistance to designated business units and departments.
• Prepare account reconciliations and review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances.
• Prepare the reconciliation of various corporate-managed areas including but not limited to intercompany, travel & expenses, equity, leases, fixed assets, and intangibles; partner with business units to proactively address and resolve imbalances.
• Assist with the monthly consolidated close and preparation of the monthly financial reporting package.
• Participate in the external reporting process with a focus on footnote and schedule support.
• Maintain current documentation of procedures and proactively identify opportunities to improve process efficiencies.
• Assist in supporting quarterly reviews and annual audit efforts, including coordination of requests globally.
• Fully leverage IT systems to enhance closing and reporting processes and assist with implementations as needed.
• Become a super user of the financial reporting and planning tools as well as the company's other ancillary systems, serving as a resource for training and process improvement opportunities.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis as requested by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 4+ years of solid accounting experience.
• Competence in the use of Microsoft Office products and experience with ERP applications.
• Ability to interact with team members at all levels, including senior management such as Controllers, FP&A, and Treasury.
• Effective oral communication skills, strong written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• A high degree of accuracy, critical thinking, and attention to detail; a mindset focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• MBA/CPA and exposure to multi-company accounting a plus.
• Experience with SAP Business One, Epicor, and/or OneStream a plus.