Sr Accountant

Post Consumer Brands•Lakeville, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant at Post Consumer Brands delivers accurate, timely, and meaningful financial information to support business decisions across the organization. The role partners with operations, finance, tax, internal audit, and other cross-functional teams to ensure accounting activities are completed with integrity, precision, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. In a fast-paced consumer products and manufacturing environment, the Senior Accountant independently manages complex accounting activities, strengthens internal controls, drives process improvements, and helps build scalable accounting operations that support continued growth. The role is based at the company's corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, with a hybrid schedule of three days onsite and two days remote each week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA certification.
Five or more years of progressive accounting experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience researching and applying accounting guidance.
Experience with financial close processes, journal entries, reconciliations, financial analysis, and audit support.
Demonstrated ability to independently resolve accounting matters and exercise sound professional judgment.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and large data set analysis.
Ability to organize, document, and communicate accounting conclusions clearly.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent collaboration and relationship-building skills across functions.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to balance attention to detail with business perspective.
Adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience with JD Edwards or another enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Experience in a manufacturing, consumer products, or multi-location business environment.
Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements and internal control testing.
Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, or process transformation initiatives.
Experience using reporting, reconciliation, workflow, or data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting schedules.
Analyze financial results, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies by understanding underlying business activity and system transactions.
Research and apply U.S. GAAP guidance to complex accounting matters and develop well-supported accounting recommendations.
Partner with operations, plant teams, finance, tax, and internal audit to evaluate accounting and reporting implications of business activities.
Maintain the integrity of balance sheet and income statement accounts through timely reconciliation and resolution of reconciling items.
Prepare documentation supporting accounting conclusions, estimates, judgments, and nonroutine transactions.
Execute and strengthen Sarbanes-Oxley compliance through effective control execution, documentation, and continuous improvement.
Support audit and tax requirements by preparing requested information and collaborating with internal and external auditors.
Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and simplify accounting processes while maintaining strong internal controls.
Contribute to system implementations, integrations, and other cross-functional initiatives that support organizational growth.