Staff Accountant

About the role

Dubois Chemicals is a growing company with global operations and significant merger & acquisition activity. Our North America accounting team is looking for a new staff accountant to join our team. This individual’s responsibilities include maintaining financial records for our US operations, performing (and automating) account reconciliations, driving & improving monthly closing, and driving process improvement within the team. You will also be assisting the controller & CFO as needed with ad-hoc projects.

We’re looking for someone who is process oriented, enjoys fixing things, and likes working with data—never satisfied with the status quo and comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. In return, you’ll have the ability to standardize & automate routine tasks using self-service analytics tools and help improve data visibility for our operations team. We’re constantly acquiring & integrating new businesses, so each deal looks different.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts
• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and assisting with monthly close processes
• Performing & automating monthly balance sheet & bank account reconciliations
• Reconciling Inventory and working with Supply Chain team to understand costs
• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits
• Ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Assisting the Controller and CFO as needed
• Assisting with setting up ERP account structures

Requirements

• 2-5 years of accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related fields
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• ERP system experience
• Working knowledge of GAAP
• Strong analytical skills & ability to work with large data sets
• Good problem-solving and time management skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Skills

• Prior experience with BI/Analytics tools helpful but not required (e.g. Alteryx, DataIku, Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)