Masonite® Hiring For Senior Accountant at Minneapolis, MN Full Time

Reports To:

Controller, Architectural

Work Location:

Hybrid; Within 2.5-hour drive of plant locations following location preference Northumberland, Marshfield, Minneapolis, Jefferson City, Philadelphia

Job Purpose:

The Senior Accountant will serve as the subject matter expert in technical accounting research, ensuring accurate accounting and reporting for the Architectural organization. This role is pivotal in developing and enhancing standard operating procedures, fostering cross-functional relationships, and offering accounting guidance to plant managers. The position is essential for ensuring the financial profitability of the business.

Direct Reporting Relationships:

• This position is an individual contributor.

Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting and reporting for the plant, including the cost of production and assessing input and output costs, in collaboration with the local plant management team and corporate accounting.
• Lead in the timely and accurate completion of monthly financial close activities, inventory tracking, journal entry preparation, financial analysis, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Develop, manage, and provide guidance on standard operating procedures for accurate accounting & reporting.
• Perform monthly P&L reviews, identify, and correct misstatements and communicate root cause/remediation as needed.
• Prepare and support tax and audit requests.
• Learn, prepare, and support accounting activities in multiple general ledger systems for our locations.
• Form a deep understanding of factory operations to assist production management in identifying, analyzing, and correcting excessive losses, machine inefficiencies, and labor inefficiencies.
• Establish professional relationships and collaborate cross-functionally with teams including, but not limited to, FP&A, Plant Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Product Management.
• Effectively communicate complex ideas across all organizational levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Manage tight deadlines, independently organizing and prioritizing work.
• Demonstrate proven analytical skills with a keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to independently conduct technical accounting research and possess a comprehensive understanding of US GAAP to provide guidance as required.
• Ability to discover, own and drive critical issues to resolution, a sense of urgency and tenacity is required.
• Ability to carefully examine current processes and provide recommendations as needed or create new processes to ensure accurate and complete financial results.
• Highly analytical and curious with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented collaborator with excellent organizational skills.
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, and able to work on time sensitive projects without daily supervision.
• Ability to interact with all levels of management in various departments throughout the company.
• Willingness to take on and assist with new and varied projects as they arise.
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX or Dynamics 365 a strong plus

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

Experience

• Minimum five years of general accounting experience and preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with corporate accounting and/or public accounting is a plus.

Certifications/Designations

• Active CPA license preferred

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