Req ID#: 7957BR
Title: General Accounting Analyst - Lead
Department: Accounting/Finance
Company Name: Deluxe Corporation
Position Location: Shoreview, MN
Remote Work Location: No
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Shift Type: Traditional
Company Info:
Deluxe Corporation is an award winning provider that is launching new products, offering new services, and creating new ways to help small businesses and financial institutions succeed. We provide an environment that is dynamic, not bureaucratic and a structure that is rewarding, not routine, now we need you to provide the passion and expertise!
Job Description:
You can feel the energy at the Deluxe family of companies! The creative environment and the sense of possibility here are what you'd expect at a start-up, yet, we offer all the resources and strength of a well-established, publicly traded company. How strong are we? From locations across the United States, Canada and Ireland, we serve nearly 4,000,000 small businesses, more than 6,400 financial services companies, and 9,000,000 individual consumers.
As we move forward to our new future, we're launching new products, offering new services, and creating new ways to help small businesses and financial institutions succeed. We provide an environment that is dynamic, not bureaucratic and a structure that is rewarding, not routine, now we need you to provide the passion and expertise!
At Deluxe, your ideas are applauded. Your commitment, valued. Your efforts, recognized. Put simply, Deluxe is the place for you to actively build your future.
Under minimal supervision, this Lead Accountant will be a major contributor to the financial close process by bearing responsibility for more complex areas of accounting such as restructuring, management incentive plans and medical expenses. This individual will be a key partner with Human Resources and Enterprise Finance to ensure accuracy and efficiency in these key areas. This candidate must have strong/savvy systems skills as they will act as the primary back up for the SAP Close & Consolidations role.
The ideal candidate will have strong general ledger/systems, advanced excel skills as well as a very collaborative personality
Accountabilities:
· Perform advanced accounting functions for areas including (but not limited to) restructuring, medical expenses, and management incentive plans
· Prepare journal entries for entry into the general ledger system on a monthly basis by collecting necessary data, analyzing and/or allocating costs and preparing audit transaction support for the journal entries
· Maintain and reconcile General Ledger accounts on a recurring basis; including posting monthly journal entries, providing variance analysis, and investigating and determining potential impacts of different activities on financial statements
· As primary back-up, perform the monthly and quarterly SAP close and consolidations processes for Deluxe Corporation, including trial balance loads for all non-SAP companies and reconciliation of Inter-Company accounts.
· Keen understanding of business processes and self-motivated to identify and implement process improvement, driving efficiencies
· Proactively own and lead special projects as assigned
· Works independently, managing conflicting deadlines and priorities as assigned. Quickly adapts to changing priorities, managing and clearly communicating deadline risks as new tasks and projects arise
· Cross-train in other areas of general accounting as assigned
· Assist in audit support activities for External and Internal Audit
Required:
· Bachelors degree in Accounting
· 3-8 years’ experience in Accounting or Finance
· Intermediate knowledge of all relevant modules of SAP or similar ERP system
· Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
· Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products at the following levels: Excel: Advanced level of skill, Word, Outlook: Basic level of skill
· Strong understanding of GAAP
· Strong quantitative and analytical thinking skills
· Strong problem solving and multi-tasking skills with a keen eye for detail
· Self-motivated, and able to work under pressure with minimal supervision
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Ability to confidently interact with all levels of management, including Sr. Management
· Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
Preferred:
Social Connections Please visit our Facebook site to ask questions, get updates, and to better understand our culture. http://www.facebook.com/deluxecareers.
Pre-Employment Screening: Drug screen and background check required. EOE/M/F/D/V.
Title: General Accounting Analyst - Lead
Department: Accounting/Finance
Company Name: Deluxe Corporation
Position Location: Shoreview, MN
Remote Work Location: No
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Shift Type: Traditional
Company Info:
Deluxe Corporation is an award winning provider that is launching new products, offering new services, and creating new ways to help small businesses and financial institutions succeed. We provide an environment that is dynamic, not bureaucratic and a structure that is rewarding, not routine, now we need you to provide the passion and expertise!
Job Description:
You can feel the energy at the Deluxe family of companies! The creative environment and the sense of possibility here are what you'd expect at a start-up, yet, we offer all the resources and strength of a well-established, publicly traded company. How strong are we? From locations across the United States, Canada and Ireland, we serve nearly 4,000,000 small businesses, more than 6,400 financial services companies, and 9,000,000 individual consumers.
As we move forward to our new future, we're launching new products, offering new services, and creating new ways to help small businesses and financial institutions succeed. We provide an environment that is dynamic, not bureaucratic and a structure that is rewarding, not routine, now we need you to provide the passion and expertise!
At Deluxe, your ideas are applauded. Your commitment, valued. Your efforts, recognized. Put simply, Deluxe is the place for you to actively build your future.
Under minimal supervision, this Lead Accountant will be a major contributor to the financial close process by bearing responsibility for more complex areas of accounting such as restructuring, management incentive plans and medical expenses. This individual will be a key partner with Human Resources and Enterprise Finance to ensure accuracy and efficiency in these key areas. This candidate must have strong/savvy systems skills as they will act as the primary back up for the SAP Close & Consolidations role.
The ideal candidate will have strong general ledger/systems, advanced excel skills as well as a very collaborative personality
Accountabilities:
· Perform advanced accounting functions for areas including (but not limited to) restructuring, medical expenses, and management incentive plans
· Prepare journal entries for entry into the general ledger system on a monthly basis by collecting necessary data, analyzing and/or allocating costs and preparing audit transaction support for the journal entries
· Maintain and reconcile General Ledger accounts on a recurring basis; including posting monthly journal entries, providing variance analysis, and investigating and determining potential impacts of different activities on financial statements
· As primary back-up, perform the monthly and quarterly SAP close and consolidations processes for Deluxe Corporation, including trial balance loads for all non-SAP companies and reconciliation of Inter-Company accounts.
· Keen understanding of business processes and self-motivated to identify and implement process improvement, driving efficiencies
· Proactively own and lead special projects as assigned
· Works independently, managing conflicting deadlines and priorities as assigned. Quickly adapts to changing priorities, managing and clearly communicating deadline risks as new tasks and projects arise
· Cross-train in other areas of general accounting as assigned
· Assist in audit support activities for External and Internal Audit
Required:
· Bachelors degree in Accounting
· 3-8 years’ experience in Accounting or Finance
· Intermediate knowledge of all relevant modules of SAP or similar ERP system
· Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
· Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office products at the following levels: Excel: Advanced level of skill, Word, Outlook: Basic level of skill
· Strong understanding of GAAP
· Strong quantitative and analytical thinking skills
· Strong problem solving and multi-tasking skills with a keen eye for detail
· Self-motivated, and able to work under pressure with minimal supervision
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Ability to confidently interact with all levels of management, including Sr. Management
· Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
Preferred:
Social Connections Please visit our Facebook site to ask questions, get updates, and to better understand our culture. http://www.facebook.com/deluxecareers.
Pre-Employment Screening: Drug screen and background check required. EOE/M/F/D/V.