Senior Accountant

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to support the accounting and financial reporting functions for the North America Coatings Division. This role involves monitoring compliance with policies and procedures, preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, identifying process improvements, and producing monthly reconciliations and reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and distribute monthly financial status reports from the Coatings location general managers to Coatings Division senior management.
• Ensure proper audit controls are in place and followed.
• Monitor for unusual accounting and reporting issues with Divisional Plant Accountants and North America Coatings Division Controller on a timely basis to ensure proper treatment, consistent application, and adherence to GAAP.
• Give recommendations for continuous improvement of products, processes and services and measurement of same to make efficient use of company resources.
• Enforce accountability – hold yourself and others accountable for maintaining an ethical and competent work environment through example setting, reporting, and resolution of any ineffective control or unethical conduct.
• Affirmatively identify and resolve any intercompany differences that exist between the North America Coatings sites and Corporate as well as other Valmont sites.

Requirements

• Preferred Bachelor’s with 5+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 7+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of general ledger accounting experience including account reconciliations, journal entries, and a basic understanding of internal controls.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong analytical, thinking and reasoning skills.
• Detail and goal oriented.
• Strong initiative and ability to make decisions, take action and solve problems.
• Leadership abilities to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Sound judgement skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment.
• Responsible – ability to hold oneself accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.

Qualifications

• Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Accounting or Finance.
• Strong working knowledge of QAD, OneStream, IFS, VCC Max, Visual Shop, Bloomberg and Blackline Software.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Pay

$150,000 - $175,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM