Senior Accountant

Nordson • Amherst, OH

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About The Position

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work. The Senior Accountant position applies principles of accounting and other process skills to assist the monthly close and other reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work collaboratively as well as independently in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong technical accounting skills.
• High level of integrity and reliability.
• Strong initiative to meet deadlines consistently in an accounting function responsible for providing timely and accurate reporting to the SEC, shareholders, and executive management.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks well, especially during monthly close cycle, and change priorities as needed.
• Great relationship skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff and financial management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from others in the organization.
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently in a changing business environment.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel required, knowledge of SAP and OneStream preferred.
• Outstanding customer focus including attributes of empathy, compassion and service orientation.
• Passionate and high energy which can assist in selling future vision to customers.
• Strong detail orientation.
• Adaptability/flexibility which includes being open to change and conducting business differently.
• Focused on continuous learning and developing new skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPA and public accounting firm experience a plus
• SAP/SAP 4Hana experience a plus
• SEC reporting experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the monthly close process for a company code(s) managed within the North America Accounting group including but not limited to journal postings, intercompany reconciliations, assessments, etc.
• Prepares and/or reviews intercompany statements for worldwide subsidiaries.
• Prepares and/or reviews posting journals and adjusting entries to the general ledger.
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly account reconciliations.
• Assists with both internal and external audit processes.
• Partners with peers on the team, as well as cross functionally with those in other areas such as FP&A, HR, Treasury, Tax, Internal Leadership and Business Group personnel.
• Prepares Ad hoc analyses and reporting as requested.
• Provides assistance in all areas of financial reporting as requested.
• Manage lease accounting compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees