Staff Accountant

Unilever PLC; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 126,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in Saint Paul, MN seeks a freelance Staff Accountant who blends strong account reconciliation with curiosity to understand movements in the numbers. The role offers a path to senior finance work, mentorship, and direct exposure to decision-making discussions.

You will document processes, manage treasury considerations, collaborate with tax, and participate in building and defending budget figures for the Saint Paul finance team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Account Reconciliation experience.
• Freelance project experience preferred.
• Strong documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

• Pair Problem Solving forecasting with a maker-minded review of the downside case
• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision
• Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Saint Paul look forward to
• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Build the $126,000 - $188,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Forecast headcount cost as Unilever scales through Saint Paul, MN

Skills

Problem solving

Forecasting

Documentation

Treasury management

QuickBooks

SQL

Professionalism

Tools

SQL

QuickBooks

Treasury Management tools

Job description

This is a freelance opportunity for a Staff Accountant who pairs strong Account Reconciliation with the curiosity to ask why the numbers moved. Boiled down: freelance, $126,000 - $188,000, 8 years of Account Reconciliation, and a seat at the table where Unilever decisions get made.

Key Responsibilities

• Pair Problem Solving forecasting with a maker-minded review of the downside case
• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision
• Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Saint Paul look forward to
• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Implement and document internal controls to safeguard company assets
• Build the $126,000 - $188,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Forecast headcount cost as Unilever scales through Saint Paul, MN

What You'll Bring

• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project
• Proven Problem Solving judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Real proficiency with Treasury Management, plus willingness to learn QuickBooks fast
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Lead fluency in Treasury Management, with QuickBooks on your roadmap

At Unilever, a customer-centric team in Saint Paul, MN has spent years proving that SQL and Treasury Management belong in the same conversation. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

Compensation lands at $126,000 - $188,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior finance work is mapped, not vague.

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