Accounting Analyst

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories • Pullman, WA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is seeking a professional, creative, and team-oriented Accounting Analyst to join its Finance team. The role reviews accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliations and collaborates across the global Finance organization to project and analyze financial results while supporting strong accounting fundamentals. Under direct supervision, the Accounting Analyst performs or audits standard journal entries, account analyses, workpapers, and AP/AR reconciliations, and assists with month-end close tasks. The role also prepares financial data analyses for management, supports budgets, projections, product cost analyses, and other analyses with recommendations, and may assist with documenting internal controls. The analyst assists with research and planning related to generally accepted accounting principles and current tax laws.

This is a 100% on-site position in Pullman, Washington. SEL designs, manufactures, and supports products and systems for protecting, monitoring, controlling, and automating electric power systems. The company’s mission is to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Excel.
• Knowledge of accounting and finance principles, theories, and concepts based on educational experience.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Internship experience.
• Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or tax systems.
• Tax, audit, project, and/or cost accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform or audit standard journal entries, account analyses, workpapers, and accounts payable/accounts receivable reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end close tasks.
• Prepare analyses of financial data for management review.
• Prepare or assist with budgets, projections, product cost analyses, and other analyses, including recommendations to management.
• Assist in documenting internal controls.
• Assist with research and planning according to generally accepted accounting principles and current tax laws.

Benefits

• Employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days.
• 9 paid sick days.
• Paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level