Senior Accountant

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead the corporate close and ensure SOX compliance. You will manage journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany activity, and SEC reporting with cross-functional collaboration across segments.

The role emphasizes process improvement,Strong Excel and SAP-BPC proficiency, and timely, accurate financial reporting. Hybrid work with in-office days at Bloomington, MN; some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of accounting experience, including SOX experience at a public company or CPA firm.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications.
• Experience with financial systems, including adapting to new systems and technology.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Proactive problem solver, strategic thinker and able to drive process improvement.
• Results-oriented with ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Hybrid role with in-office days in Bloomington, MN; travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Accounting and reporting: analyze and monitor corporate accounts and prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
• Review intercompany accounts monthly and resolve differences with business units.
• Assist with new entity acquisitions to support close and reporting.
• Prepare corporate and consolidated schedules for quarterly and annual SEC reporting.
• Lead corporate close processes and ensure internal controls are effective.
• Coordinate year-end close activities and retained earnings allocations.
• Design and improve standardized processes across locations and teams.
• Ensure SOX compliance and control effectiveness.
• Support census/surveys and manufacturing inputs for deadlines.

Skills

SOX compliance

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field

Tools

SAP-BPC

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Accountant# Apogee & Our Brands## Senior AccountantApply: Hybrid: Minneapolis, MN: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR111657Apogee Enterprises Inc.Apogee Enterprises, Inc (APOG, a public company) is looking for a **Senior Accountant** to join our corporate accounting team. The senior accountant role leads the corporate financial close process for Apogee Enterprises, Inc. As part of a larger public company, you will have career opportunities and a chance to collaborate with colleagues both locally and across our segments throughout the enterprise.As a senior accountant of a publicly traded company, you have a strong understanding of US GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and can advise colleagues on requirements and objectives. You are well organized and can support multiple initiatives and workstreams. You understand the needs of stakeholders and the Company’s policies. You are good at collaborating with and influencing business process owners to ensure that the Company’s end-to-end processes and controls are working as intended.As a successful senior accountant for Apogee corporate, you can prioritize and act independently with appropriate guidance and support from other team members. You can follow established month-end close processes and identify opportunities to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. You find ways to continuously improve our processes that enable timely and accurate financial reporting.**Key Responsibilities:****Accounting and reporting:*** Analyze and monitor corporate accounts and prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations for a variety of areas such as healthcare, payroll and benefits, treasury-related activities (cash, investments, debt, etc.) and all corporate-related accruals.* Review and eliminate intercompany accounts monthly, including resolving differences and communicating regularly with our business units.* As new entities are acquired, assist with communication and training to support a smooth close and reporting process to facilitate integration.* Assist with preparing various Corporate and consolidated schedules to support quarterly and annual SEC reporting.* Lead overall Corporate processes for financial close, including compliance with internal controls and maintaining a strong data management system.* Perform certain annual procedures including closing and allocating retained earnings, and coordination of other year-end close activities with local accounting teams.* Design, implement, and improve standardized processes across multiple locations and teams.* Ensure SOX compliance and operational effectiveness of controls in areas(s) of responsibility.* Responsibilities also include required monthly/quarterly and annual governmental census/survey reporting, including coordinating inputs with manufacturing plants to meet required deadlines.**Systems leadership and support:*** Leverage SAP-BPC to assist with intercompany reconciliations, reviewing corporate financials, building processes, providing training, and identifying and implementing process improvements.* Support the ERP transition by assisting with process design, system testing, data validation, training, and issue resolution.**Education and Skills Required:*** Minimum 3 years of accounting experience, including SOX experience at a public company or CPA firm.* Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications* Experience with financial systems, including adapting to new systems and technology.* Strong verbal and written communication skills, and desire to build relationships and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders.* Proactive problem solver, strategic thinker and drive to add value through process improvement.* Results-oriented and able to handle multiple projects and priorities with a high level of accuracy while meeting deadlines.# *This is a hybrid role with at least 3 days/week in office at our corporate headquarters in Bloomington, MN. The ability to travel for collaboration, or participation in process-improvement and Company-wide events is needed, but travel is expected to be infrequent.* *Salary range is $90,000 - $110,000 + annual bonus opportunity* #LI-AB1**Our Benefits**We care about and invest in our employees. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being and foster professional development. Here is a glimpse of what you can look forward to if you join our team.* Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)* Incentive Plans* 401(k) with employer contribution and match* Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match* Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)* Paid Holidays* Tuition Reimbursement Program* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)* Wellness Program* Training and Career ProgressionApogee and our brands are an Equal Opportunity Employer.