Staff Accountant

ChemTreat; Glen Allen (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation benefits

Onboarding program

Career development

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Collaborative team environment

WFH one day per week

Job summary

ChemTreat, a Veralto company, is seeking a Staff Accountant in Glen Allen, VA. This role supports monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, and international consolidation activities for our domestic and international operations.

You will work with ERP systems and Excel to analyze financial information, ensure GAAP compliance, and contribute to audit readiness. A CPA experience is not required but accounting fundamentals and accuracy are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 2–4 years accounting experience in industry accounting or public accounting.
• Strong balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis skills.
• Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Comfort working in ERP and reporting environments, with strong Excel skills for data analysis, reconciliations, trend review, and variance support.
• Ability to thrive in a high-demand finance function with competing priorities and close deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and clear communication with finance leadership, auditors, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Monthly, quarterly, and yearly close processes ensuring deadlines are met.
• Prepare journal entries and monthly account reconciliations with accuracy.
• Analyze financial information to prepare/review journal entries per GAAP and policy.
• Perform balance sheet/income statement fluctuation analysis and explain variances.
• Prepare audit-ready schedules and documentation for audits.
• Gain international experience through consolidation and FX revaluations for Latin American entities.
• Ensure compliance of SOX and audit areas for general accounting.
• Prepare reporting packages and schedules per corporate requirements.
• Analyze financial statements to identify trends and changes; communicate findings to management.
• Support accounting questions from other departments and leadership; back up Accounting Manager/Senior Accountants.
• Develop and implement process improvements to standardize processes and improve audit readiness.

Skills

Balance sheet analysis

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Excel

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.

Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.

Collaborating with a vibrant, inclusive, global team.

It's possible with a role at ChemTreat.

ChemTreat, a Veralto company, is the nation's largest and fastest-growing specialty chemical company dedicated solely to industrial water treatment. Our 2,000 associates across North and South America help customers—from power producers to food and beverage companies to the automotive industry—optimize operations while protecting people and the environment.

When you join the ChemTreat team and the broader Veralto network, you'll have the chance to shape the future of both your career and the planet. You'll have opportunities to build new skills and invest in your development, all while doing meaningful work that impacts the world's vital water resources.

Learn more about how our team is maximizing the power of water: https://wi.st/3vH5OUK

We Offer

• Competitive vacation and time-off benefits
• Professional onboarding and training programs
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• A collaborative team environment with strong growth potential
• Work-from-home flexibility one day per week

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant is responsible for general accounting functions for our domestic and international operations. This role offers exposure to a variety of areas throughout the organization—including international experience supporting our Latin American entities—and the opportunity to grow within the finance function of a public‑company environment.

This position is based at our Glen Allen, VA office, with work-from-home flexibility one day per week.

Typical Day

• Playing a supporting role in the monthly, quarterly, and yearly close process, ensuring all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Preparing journal entries and monthly account reconciliations with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare and/or review journal entries for properly stated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
• Performing balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis—identifying financial drivers, investigating variances, and preparing clear supporting explanations for management.
• Preparing audit-ready schedules, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and supporting documentation for internal and external audit requests.
• Gaining international experience through consolidation activities, FX revaluations, and general support to our Latin American entities.
• Ensuring compliance of assigned SOX and audit areas for general accounting.
• Preparing reporting packages and schedules per corporate requirements.
• Analyzing financial statements to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and communicating findings to management in clear business terms.
• Serving as a resource for accounting questions from other departments and the senior leadership team, backing up the Accounting Manager and Senior Accountants.
• Developing and implementing process improvements to standardize processes, strengthen reconciliations, and improve audit readiness.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience (3–4 years preferred), in industry accounting or public accounting.
• Strong balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis skills, with the ability to identify drivers, investigate variances, and prepare supporting explanations.
• Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, or equivalent public accounting/audit experience.
• Comfort working in ERP and reporting environments, with strong Excel skills for data analysis, reconciliations, trend review, and variance support.
• Ability to thrive in a high-demand finance function with competing priorities, recurring close deadlines, and frequent audit and compliance deliverables.
• Strong organizational skills, follow-through on commitments, and clear, professional communication with finance leadership, auditors, and cross-functional partners.

ChemTreat is proud to be a part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you'll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources— and building rewarding careers along the way.

US Only

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000 USD per year.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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