Staff Accountant
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$59400 - $79100 per year |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Maple Plain, Minnesota |
About this job
Job Description
We are seeking a Staff Accountant to support our Americas accounting function within a dynamic global finance organization. This role, reporting to the Accounting Manager, will play a key part in the monthly close process and maintaining a strong internal control environment within a publicly traded company.
This position combines hands-on accounting responsibilities and ownership of key processes and controls, making it ideal for a candidate who is detail-oriented, collaborative, and driven to improve processes in a fast-moving environment.
- Prepare, review, and post journal entries across various accounting areas in support of the monthly close process
- Perform and review account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of reconciling items
- Support a fast-paced close process, including variance analysis and flux explanations
- Maintain ownership of assigned areas of the general ledger, ensuring accounting is in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting processes, including close optimization, automation opportunities, and standardization
- Maintain and enhance documentation of accounting processes and procedures
- Serve as a control owner for key SOX controls
- Support internal and external audit requests, including testing and documentation preparation
- Partner with cross-functional teams across finance, operations, and other business functions
- 2+ years of Accounting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Experience at a Public Accounting Firm
- General Ledger Experience (Month-End Close, Account Reconciliation, Financial Reporting, General Accounting, Audit Support, Process Improvement, Prepaids, Accruals, Debits and Credits)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to perform work in a self-directed manner
- Must be able to work and communicate well within all levels of the organization
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and flexibility to change is essential
- We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
- We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match and immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.