Staff Accountant

Job description:

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Department: Finance

Job Summary The Staff Accountant works under the direction of the Controller. He / she understands the principles of financial accounting and is responsible for analyzing expenditures, managing accounting processes, creating reports, and advising the management team on improving efficiency and reducing financial waste. The Staff Accountant oversees and analyzes the company's revenue and cost expenditures; likewise prepares and maintains financial records to track the organizations assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. This is a contributing position which provides excellent hands-on experience with Oracle.

Responsibilities
Prepare daily general ledger activities to ensure the expediency and accuracy of the company's financial reporting.
Reconcile bank accounts, verify deposits, and address inquiries from banks.
Month-end close support including preparation of monthly journal entries, expense accruals, account analysis, and account reconciliations.
Reconcile and analyze multiple general ledger accounts while providing appropriate supporting data and documentation.
Manage indirect tax compliance for US, Canada, and several European jurisdictions including analysis, preparation, and filing of returns.
Perform general cost accounting and compare budgets with actual expenses. Forecast, analyze and reconcile costs of processes, labor, and inventory.
Suggest cost-reduction and/or profit improvement solutions.
Ensure that the organization is compliant with financial regulations and cost efficient.

Qualifications:

Key Qualifications Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline; CPA preferred.
7+ years of related work experience required; 3+ years in manufacturing/distribution business.
Auditing practices and public accounting experience a plus.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, industrious mindset, with ability to drive results, collaborate, manage complexity, and possess effective interpersonal skills.
Oracle or other Enterprise systems experience required.

Basic Competencies - General Potential Indicators

Competency: Performance Orientation Observable Behaviors:
Shows high motivation to perform - wants to be one of the best.
Shows drive to continuously improve and takes the initiative to realize it.
Identifies with own role, tasks, and profession.
Demands high quality work.

Competency: Problem Solving Observable Behaviors:
Possesses analytical skills - sees the big picture and aims at holistic solutions.
Takes related processes into account and involves concerned parties.
Translates words into actions.

Competency: Openness & Flexibility Observable Behaviors:
Is open to new tasks and roles - quickly adapts to new situations.
Is willing and able to adapt existing knowledge and skills to the demands of individual tasks.
Is enthusiastic about learning and is successful at putting into practice what has been learned.
Is self-aware and able to engage in constructive self-criticism.
Sees changes as challenges and uses them as opportunities.

Competency: Toughness Observable Behaviors:
Sees problems as a challenge and a positive opportunity.
Shows self-confidence - can handle stress and has a positive outlook.
Knows and respects own limits and accurately assesses own capabilities.
Can sustain high levels of performance over a prolonged period of time even when faced with challenging tasks.

Competency: Personal Planning and Organization Observable Behaviors:
Makes decisions for own work that contribute to the success of the business in an efficient and economical way.
Takes initiative and makes independent decisions.
Plans and organizes own capacities effectively to deliver results.
Identifies critical and less critical issues and defines priorities.
Acts pragmatically. Takes responsibility for own actions.

Basic Competencies Social Competencies

Competency: Communication Observable Behaviors:
Communicates in a targeted manner, taking the audience into account.
Handles information appropriately.
Passes on information in a timely manner to all concerned parties.
Is open to feedback.

Competency: Teamworking Observable Behaviors:
Sees colleagues / other employees as internal customers.
Contributes toward a constructive atmosphere.
Provides support to others.
Places higher priority on the goals of the team or organization than on own.
Resolves and overcomes conflicts in a targeted manner.
Actively builds relationships and networks and upholds them.

Competency: Tolerance
Observable Behaviors:
Has a positive social outlook.
Respects and values the opinions and views of others.
Can be convinced by good arguments.
Empathizes with others.c

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

Global Scale, Local Impact: Youll join a $500M global distributor with operations across 5 countries and 25+ markets but work in a tight-knit finance team where your impact is visible and immediate.

Transformation in Motion: The company is modernizing its entire finance function under a new CFO. This is a rare chance to help build a shared services model and implement automation initiatives from the ground up.

Career Growth: Youll serve as the right hand to the Assistant Controller, gaining exposure to leadership, strategy, and cross-border operations. Its a strong platform for someone ready to move toward Controller-level responsibility.

Modern Tools, Legacy Stability: The company is investing in systems upgrades, process automation, and digital transformation while maintaining the stability of a 45-year family-run business.

Real Autonomy: Youre not just closing books youre improving how the books get closed. Expect trust, ownership, and the freedom to shape better systems and processes.

Strong Leadership, Long-Term Vision: The finance organization is led by experienced executives from larger global companies who value collaboration, pragmatism, and results over bureaucracy.