Staff Accountant

Bio-Techne; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Pet insurance

Legal shield

401k plans

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Bio-Techne in Minneapolis is seeking an entry to associate level accounting professional to support month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations. This role suits candidates with a Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Accounting and up to 4 years of relevant experience, including strong Excel skills.

Experience with Dynamics or UIPath is a plus. We offer comprehensive benefits starting day one and opportunities for career growth within a purpose-driven company that supports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Accounting with related experience or internships.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel; strong numeric aptitude required.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or UIPath is a plus.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Participates in month end close by preparing journal entries and accruals.
• Reconciles account balances and prepares supporting documentation.
• Calculates royalties and rebates and prepares documentation.
• Gathers support for interim, SOX, and year-end audit requests.
• Performs AR/AP functions and drives tasks to completion.
• Assist in improving internal processes and documentation clarity.

Skills

Numeric aptitude

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Associate’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Dynamics

UIPath

Job description

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting‑edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range

$55,600.00 - $91,450.00

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the month end close by preparing journal entries and accruals; estimating amount to accrue, defer, reverse or change based upon historical data and knowledge of business
• Reconciles account balances for assigned accounts and prepares supporting documentation
• Calculates royalties and rebates for a set of assigned accounts and prepares supporting documentation for review
• Research discrepancies and issues working with other team members to resolve
• Gathers support for interim, SOX, and year end audit requests
• Perform various Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable functions working cross functionally and independently driving tasks to completion
• Continue to improve internal process and documentation clarity
• Continuously look to increase efficiency through process automation
• Partner with other functions to improve end to end process understanding and communications
• Act as back up for other accounting staff to ensure proper staffing needs are met and to enable achievement of staff department goals

Education And Experience

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with 0-2 years of relevant accounting experience (can be internships or part-time jobs) or an Associate's degree in Accounting with 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience or a combination of education and relevant experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel (experience with formulas, pivot tables, multi-faceted Excel spreadsheets, etc.) and have a strong numeric aptitude.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or UIPath is a plus.
• Must be able to work in a fast pace environment, be detailed orientated, and possess good communications and problem solving skills.

Why Join Bio-Techne

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

This position requires work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status). If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or take part in any other stage of the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] for assistance.