Accountant

Accountant

Pella, Iowa (hybrid)

Are you an Accounting professional looking to build a strong foundation, gain exposure across the organization, and grow alongside a collaborative finance team? If so, Pella Corporation has the role for you!

In this role, you will: 

• Support the month-end close process, gaining hands-on experience with real financial results.

• Prepare financial reports and learn how to analyze and explain variances.

• Assist with budget and forecast analysis, helping uncover trends and insights.

• Learn how audited financial statements are prepared by supporting audit work papers.

• Partner with finance team members across manufacturing sites, sales locations, acquired businesses, and corporate teams.

• Contribute to special projects that help improve processes and support business goals.

Why this is a great role:

• Gain exposure to multiple areas of finance and accounting.

• Participate in mentorship and collaboration with experienced finance professionals.

• Have opportunities to build analytical, reporting, and business-partnering skills.

• Work in a supportive environment where questions are encouraged and learning is part of the job.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintains and updates general ledger accounts in appropriate financial systems. 

• Prepare and post journal entries and system generated transactions for accuracy, as necessary.

• Prepare monthly financial statements in accordance with the closing timeline.

• Analyze variances and provide insights into financial activity to management. 

• Provide identified management teams with accurate and timely financial analysis and accounting treatments including scenarios, options, recommendations, etc, where needed.

• Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations ensuring activity is accurate and reconciling items are cleaned up timely.

• Generate continuous improvement ideas to reduce complexity and improve accuracy for the Pella Enterprise.

• Serve as liaison to certain team members to answer questions about accounting transactions, proper places to charge, best practices, etc.

• Create and maintain documentation on processes.

• Perform accounting research as requested for new transactions or for new accounting pronouncements, determining appropriate treatment. 

• Prepare budgets and forecasts for items designated to this position.

• Assist in the preparation of interim and year end audit work papers. 

• Complete year end close process in timeline and tasks outlined with no material adjustments.

• Support and ensure adequate internal accounting controls are in place as well as policies and procedures are established and followed across the Pella Enterprise related to financial accounting and reporting. 

• Partner with team members to drive overall business improvements.

• Complete ad-hoc business performance reporting.

• Assists with the integration of acquisitions and the appropriate accounting treatment of divestitures. 

• Assists in the implementation of new technologies and applications, to enable overall financial process efficiency and effectiveness. 

• Special projects as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Indirectly works with cost management, sales subsidiaries, acquired subsidiaries and Corporate finance team members to support the system needs.  No direct supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

BS/BA in Accounting or related field with 2-3 years of experience preferred.  CPA/CMA preferred.  Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) and willing to develop proficiency in other applicable accounting and operating systems. Must have the ability to manage multiple tasks in an environment of constant interruptions and be able prioritize responsibilities. 

COMPUTER SKILLS 

Word, Excel, and Power Point. Oracle, Hyperion (HFM and Essbase), OneStream and/or Anaplan experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

CPA/CMA preferred. 

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