Senior Accountant

Standex International; Salem (NH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Standex International is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accountant to join our Accounting Team. This role will manage the month-end close, prepare reconciliations, and support corporate accounting and the shared service center with accurate, timely financial data.

As a business partner, you will drive process improvements, ensure compliance with company guidelines, and collaborate with FP&A, Treasury, and controllers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 4+ years of solid accounting experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and ERP applications.
• Ability to interact with senior management (Controllers, FP&A, Treasury).
• Requires effective oral communication skills, strong written communication and interpersonal skills.
• A high degree of accuracy, critical thinking, and attention to detail are essential. A mindset focused on continuous improvement is required.

Responsibilities

• Transact general ledger processes supporting corporate accounting and shared services.
• Proactively provide accounting assistance to designated business units and departments.
• Prepare account reconciliations and review accounting information for inaccuracies.
• Reconcile intercompany, travel & expenses, equity, leases, fixed assets and intangibles.
• Assist with the monthly consolidated close and reporting package.
• Support external reporting with footnotes and schedules.
• Maintain procedures and seek process improvements.
• Support quarterly reviews and annual audit efforts; coordinate requests globally.
• Leverage IT systems to improve closing and reporting; assist implementations.
• Become a super user of financial reporting and planning tools; train others.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis for management.

Skills

Accounting experience

ERP systems

MS Office

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP Business One

Epicor

OneStream

Job description

Standex International is a global industrial growth company operating through our market-leading brands in electronics, cutting-edge forming technologies, engraving, and scientific refrigeration. We work with our customers to advance progress through innovation. From inventing and producing parts for next-generation space vehicles to evolving vaccine refrigeration, designing functional textures for everyday products, improving renewable energy technology, and much more, we are focused on making what’s next possible.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accountant to join our Accounting Team. This position will act as a critical part in maintaining our financial accuracy, driving process improvements, and acting as an accounting business partner to support the shared service center and corporate accounting. This position is responsible for the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely results that comply with company guidelines and requirements

What You'll Do

• Transact general ledger accounting processes supporting corporate accounting and the shared service center, including managing month-end close activities for assigned companies
• Proactively provide accounting assistance to designated business units and departments
• Prepare account reconciliations and review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances
• Prepare the reconciliation of various corporate managed areas including but not limited to intercompany, travel & expenses, equity, leases, fixed assets and intangibles; Partner with business units to proactively address and resolve imbalances
• Assist with the monthly consolidated close and preparation of the monthly financial reporting package
• Participate in the external reporting process with a focus on footnote and schedule support;
• Maintain current documentation of procedures and proactively identify opportunities to improve process efficiencies
• Assist in supporting quarterly reviews and annual audit efforts, including coordination of requests globally
• Fully leverage IT systems to enhance closing and reporting processes and assist with implementations as needed
• Become a super user of the financial reporting and planning tools as well as the company's other ancillary systems, serving as a resource for training and process improvement opportunities
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis as requested by management

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 4+ years of solid accounting experience
• Competence in the use of Microsoft Office products and experience with ERP applications
• Ability to interact with team members at all levels, including senior management such as Controllers, FP&A, and Treasury
• Requires effective oral communication skills, strong written communication and interpersonal skills
• A high degree of accuracy, critical thinking, and attention to detail are essential. A mindset focused on continuous improvement is required

What We Value

• MBA/CPA and exposure to multi-company accounting a plus
• Experience with SAP Business One, Epicor, and/or OneStream a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.