General Ledger Staff Accountant

Fastenal • Winona, MN

35d • $42,000 - $52,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Working as Full-time General Ledger Staff Accountant, you will enjoy the opportunity to participate in a fast-paced work environment focusing on a variety of accounting duties for Fastenal's world-wide locations. This position may offer a flexible schedule after a period of onboarding, training, and meeting performance goals. Since 1967 Fastenal has grown as a distributor of industrial and construction supplies from a single branch to a Fortune 500 company with over 3,000 servicing locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. As we've expanded across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders. As a growth company with a solid financial position, we are committed to training, promoting from within, and creating opportunities for our employees. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to make your mark as part of an elite growth company, you won't find a better fit than Fastenal.

Requirements

• Possess or are working towards a bachelor's degree in Accounting OR have relevant work experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Demonstrate strong organization, planning and prioritizing abilities
• Exhibit strong problem solving, deductive reasoning and decision making skills
• Work independently as well as in a team environment
• Demonstrate our core values of ambition, innovation, integrity and teamwork
• Pass the required drug screen (applicable in the US, Puerto Rico and Guam ONLY)

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of PeopleSoft

Responsibilities

• Performing and monitoring general ledger journal entry and reconciliation activities
• Performing monthly reconciliations for domestic and foreign bank accounts and accounting subsystems
• Processing accounting system updates to general ledger accounts and departments
• Assisting in divisional reporting communications with company leadership and other departments
• Communicating with other departments to resolve accounting issues and reconciling items identified in the reconciliation processes
• Processing various month-end, quarter-end, and annual close activities including general ledger and accounting subsystem reporting and audit activities
• Participating in development projects, planning, testing and implementation
• Performing special projects, analysis and other administrative tasks as necessary

Benefits

• Fastenal offers a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees. This package includes Health, Life, Long Term Disability, and Dental Insurance, in addition to, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 401(k) with an employer contribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees