Senior Accountant - Provisur Technologies
Chicago, IL
About the Job
Provisur is an industry leader that pushes the boundaries of ingenuity, bringing precision-engineered food processing equipment, aftermarket parts and service to locations around the world. As a global leader with a close-knit family feel, we take pride in taking care of our people. Check out our videos at jobs.jobvite.com/provisur and see for yourself!
The Senior Accountant will play a pivotal role in our organization, tasked with implementing and maintaining robust accounting processes, systems, and reporting applications for designated locations. In this capacity, you will exercise oversight and have a significant impact on accounting transactions within locations and departments. Your responsibilities will encompass the preparation of daily transactions, monthly closing entries and consolidations.
What You'll Do:
- Complete daily and monthly journal entries for Corporate entities (including international sales entities) and respective account reconciliations.
- Upload and validate total company actuals data to consolidation system and prepare monthly closing reports with variance analyses. Recommend and implement changes to ensure accuracy and to improve financial performance.
- Maintain Corporate and various international fixed assets and consolidate fixed assets information from all locations.
- Manage the annual ASC842 Lease Accounting process which includes review of leases with local. controllers, updating the software for any additions or disposals of leases, and booking the final.
- Assist in forecast, budget with SGA and Capex deliverables, and other ad hoc projects.
- Prepare department expense reports for Corporate and Support functions and provide variance analysis.
- Maintain monthly file with month to date and year to date comments.
- Lead the intercompany reconciliation process across the organization including maintaining the monthly template, compiling results from locations, variance analysis and proposals for corrections.
- Compile plant/BU data into consolidated schedules on a monthly basis but also ad hoc for budget and forecasts
Who You Are:
- A highly motivated “do-er” who enjoys solving problems and implementing solutions.
- A lifelong learner with a passion for continuous improvement.
What You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
- 3+ years of Accounting experience is required
- Public accounting and/or manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred
- Expense, accrual accounting, general ledger, foreign currency and consolidations
- Financial statement analysis skills including diving into the general ledger to understand variances and proposing corrections if needed
- Proficient with ERP systems; PeopleSoft experience a plus
- Experience with Financial reporting system such as Hyperion or Planful is strongly preferred
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel (Pivot tables, sumifs, etc.)
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines
- Effective problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities
- High motivation and professional demeanor
- Ability to make suggestions and recommendations and interact at all organizational levels
- Team-oriented with a willingness to support colleagues as needed
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
What You'll Enjoy:
- Healthy work/life balance on a team that collaborates well and truly enjoys working together
- Environment where we promote from within, cross-train and provide ongoing skill development
- Robust benefits package including great health insurance, holiday pay, employee referral bonuses, and even pet insurance!
- Retirement savings (401k) opportunities
- A hybrid work policy and ample paid time off (PTO)
- Continuing education assistance
- A company dedicated to the local community that gives back through charitable contributions