Senior Accountant

SunOpta•Eden Prairie, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a key member of the finance team, supporting day-to-day accounting operations, the month-end and year-end close processes, financial reporting, variance analysis, audit activities, and special projects. This role ensures the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial records while maintaining compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and organizational policies. Working collaboratively across business segments, this position helps drive efficient accounting processes and provides financial insights that support operational and business objectives. This role is suited for a collaborative and detail-oriented accounting professional who demonstrates integrity, accountability, and sound judgment while maintaining a strong commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence. The ideal candidate can manage multiple priorities, work independently in a fast-paced environment, and build effective relationships across the organization. Commitment to professional growth and development is important. This position utilizes financial systems and reporting tools including Oracle, Hyperion, QlikView, Planon (lease software), Cognos & OneStream to support accurate financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting.
3+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close processes.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office, including PivotTables, lookup functions, and financial data analysis.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working for a public accounting firm.
Professional accounting certification, such as CPA or CMA, or progress toward obtaining a certification.
Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems (Oracle). SAP experience will also be considered.
Experience with financial reporting using Cognos and / or OneStream.
Experience in a manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG) environment.
Experience supporting internal and external audit activities and maintaining compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.

Responsibilities

Participate in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, internal control procedures, financial analyses, and supporting documentation to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Assist with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes by maintaining planning data, supporting financial analyses as requested.
Execute monthly Oracle ERP close procedures, Cognos & OneStream to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, system functionality, and reporting capabilities, and recommend enhancements that increase efficiency and data accuracy.
Maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, internal controls, accounting standards, and company policies to support a strong financial control environment.
Support internal and external audit activities by preparing documentation, responding to audit requests, and resolving audit findings.
Partner with business leaders to support the annual budgeting process, capital expenditure planning, and budget-to-actual variance analysis.
Analyze accounting issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions that improve financial accuracy, operational efficiency, and business processes.
Develop, document, and enhance accounting procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to promote consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Prepare ad hoc financial reports, analyses, and data requests to support business decisions and organizational initiatives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on special projects, process improvement initiatives, and finance-related training activities.
Maintain and expand technical knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, and reporting tools to support continuous professional development.
Other duties as assigned.