Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Accountant

Fastenal•Greensboro, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working as a full-time Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Accountant, you will help the company meet its foreign statutory obligations and account for Fastenal's worldwide locations. The role maintains global processes and oversight for legal-entity statutory accounting, reporting, and audit processes, and supports accurate filings that comply with local statutory requirements and deadlines. A flexible schedule may be available after onboarding, training, and meeting performance goals. Fastenal is a distributor of industrial and construction supplies that has grown since 1967 from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with more than 3,000 servicing locations. The company describes its culture as entrepreneurial and emphasizes training, promotion from within, and opportunities for employees to advance.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Possess or be working toward a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or have relevant work experience.
Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
Be willing to manage results-driven projects.
Be highly motivated, self-directed, and customer-service oriented.
Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and prioritization abilities.
Have strong problem-solving, deductive-reasoning, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrate strong math aptitude, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency.
Be able to learn and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Be able to work independently and in a team environment.
Demonstrate the company's core values of ambition, innovation, integrity, and teamwork.
Pass the required drug screen, applicable in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam only.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience using PeopleSoft.
Previous experience with accounting for non-U.S. operations, reporting, and auditing.
Foreign language skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain global processes and oversee legal-entity statutory accounting, reporting, and internal and external audit processes, ensuring accurate filings comply with local statutory requirements and deadlines.
Drive continuous improvement in the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and control of processes related to international statutory accounting, reporting, and auditing.
Design and implement statutory policies, procedures, and reporting to standardize, simplify, automate, and centralize internal and external financial reporting processes.
Prepare legal-entity financial statements and financial disclosures.
Establish and document timelines and communicate them to internal and external partners.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close activities, including reconciliations and account analysis.
Analyze and review financial and operational data prepared internally and by external advisors.
Participate in development projects, including planning, testing, and implementation.
Perform special projects and other administrative tasks as necessary.