GL Accountant

AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY; United States; Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Austin Powder Company is seeking a GL Accountant to join the U.S. Center of Excellence. The role supports the month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, journal entry preparation, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.

The position collaborates with the U.S. GL Operations Manager, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and operational finance teams to drive process standardization, internal controls, and continuous improvement across U.S. operations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience.
• General ledger and month-end close experience required.
• Manufacturing accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Shared Services or Center of Excellence experience preferred.
• ERP experience strongly preferred.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and post journal entries and close activities.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and document support.
• Coordinate intercompany transactions and confirmations.
• Assist in monthly financial statements and consolidation reporting.
• Maintain internal controls and compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support ERP enhancements and standardization of procedures across units.

Kenntnisse

General ledger

Month-end close

Intercompany accounting

Financial reporting

Excel

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Tools

OneStream

Infor

SAP

Oracle

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

The GL Accountant is responsible for performing and coordinating key general ledger accounting activities within the U.S. Center of Excellence organization. The role supports the month-end close process, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, journal entry preparation, and financial reporting activities. This position serves as a key contributor to the accounting close process and works closely with the U.S. GL Operations Manager, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and operational finance teams to ensure timely, accurate, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting. The GL Accountant also supports process standardization, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across U.S. operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End Close
  • Prepare and post journal entries.
  • Complete assigned close activities in accordance with close deadlines.
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
  • Investigate and resolve accounting issues identified during close.
• Account Reconciliations
  • Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Investigate reconciling items and drive timely resolution.
  • Maintain supporting documentation for all reconciled accounts.
  • Ensure compliance with reconciliation standards and policies.
  • Support reconciliations for cash, accruals, payroll liabilities, inventory-related accounts, fixed assets, intercompany accounts, prepaids, and other assets.
• Intercompany Accounting
  • Prepare and reconcile intercompany transactions.
  • Support management fee and royalty accounting processes.
  • Coordinate monthly intercompany confirmations.
  • Resolve intercompany differences with domestic and international affiliates.
  • Assist with foreign entity accounting support where applicable.
• Financial Reporting
  • Assist in preparing monthly financial statements and reporting schedules.
  • Support consolidation reporting activities.
  • Analyze account fluctuations and explain significant variances.
  • Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
• Internal Controls & Compliance
  • Execute key accounting controls.
  • Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
  • Ensure proper documentation of journal entries and reconciliations.
  • Support internal and external audits.
• Process Improvement & Systems
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
  • Assist with ERP enhancements and testing.
  • Support standardization of accounting procedures across business units.
  • Participate in finance transformation and shared-services initiatives.

Key Relationships

Internal US&C GL Operations Manager; Corporate Accounting; Financial Reporting; FP&A; Treasury; Tax; Cost Accounting Team; Center of Excellence Teams

External Auditors; banking partners; external consultants; software vendors

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.

Experience

• 3-5 years of accounting experience.
• General ledger and month-end close experience required.
• Manufacturing accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Shared Services or Center of Excellence experience preferred.
• ERP experience strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• General ledger accounting.
• Account reconciliations.
• Intercompany accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with OneStream, Infor, SAP, Oracle, or similar systems preferred.

Key Competencies

• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Time Management
• Process ImprovementCollaboration
• Customer Service Orientation
• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement Mindset

Success Measures

• Journal Entry Accuracy - 99%+
• Close Deadlines - 100% on time
• Reconciliation Completion - 100% monthly
• Aged Reconciling Items - Minimal / timely resolution
• Audit Requests - Timely response
• Internal Control Compliance - No significant findings
• Process Improvement Participation - Annual improvement contributions

Austin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…?

Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

SINCE 1833, IMPROVING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. Austin Powder has been making explosives for over 190 years and we take great pride in improving the world we live in. In 1833, the Austin family created the company to produce black powder that would help break the rock, mine the minerals and build the canals and railroads to develop the frontier. Initially along the banks of the Cuyahoga River near Akron, Ohio, we grew as the country grew. Today, Austin Powder is a world leader in the industrial explosives industry with a passionate commitment towards safety, a relentless customer focus, a family culture work environment, and a demonstration of respect of towards all. As in our early years, our mission continues to be to improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives. Our success has been based on our core values and this has proven to be universally true around the globe as the company has expanded to be one of the leading providers of industrial explosives and blasting services in the world.