Staff Accountant

Morton Salt • Overland Park, KS

20h

About The Position

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life. Job Summary The staff accountant will be responsible for general ledger postings for various accounts and preparation of monthly account reconciliations. This role also prepares Treasury tasks including setting wires, scanning / depositing checks received at the corporate office, as well as preparing various statutory / census reporting, and other tasks as assigned by the director or general accounting team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of one to two (1-2) years in a corporate accounting function at a large or medium sized company (public or private)
• Strong organizational and time management skills in order to meet deadlines
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work across multiple geographic locations of the company
• Team player capable of multi-tasking and providing results within deadlines
• Willingness to learn and provide assistance in areas beyond job description

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP ERP (version ECC) preferred.

Responsibilities

• General Ledger Postings and Month End Close: The staff accountant will be responsible for posting monthly journal entries based on monthly activity for assigned accounts (including payroll and corporate accruals, short term incentives, and deduction reserve entries) during the month end close process in accordance with the close timeline. This role will also run month end jobs within SAP, including the foreign exchange and balance sheet reclassifications between short- and long-term assets and liabilities.
• Account Reconciliation and Analysis: This position will monitor, maintain, and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts in SAP. This includes Goods Receipt / Goods Invoiced, Asset Retirement Obligations, Intangibles, Foreign Currency, Other Receivables, Other Payables, Accrued Liabilities, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable as well as timely clearing transactions. Monthly they will prepare account reconciliations in OneStream ensuring balances are adequately explained and supported to facilitate management’s review and unreconciled items are resolved on a timely basis as well as prepare control documentation and report parameters used for the corresponding reconciliations.
• Preparation of Treasury postings: Prepare Treasury related tasks including bank wires for multiple currencies and banking institutions, purchasing CAD / USD for company fundings, as well as posting cash clearing general ledger entries as needed. Outgoing and incoming cash activity, including bank returns, are monitored and reported monthly. Bank return results are shared withing Accounting and Accounts Payable for further investigation and correction.
• Scanning / depositing miscellaneous checks and preparation of account postings: Checks are received at site locations or other corporate offices and then sent to the Overland Park office for deposit. This role will be responsible for scanning / depositing checks and preparing the journal entries to post activity to the appropriate accounts.
• Preparation of various statutory / census reporting: The Company is subject to various Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting, Census Bureau reporting, and other governmental surveys. This role will assist in the initial preparation of various surveys / reports as assigned.
• Audit requests: This role will assist in preparation of interim, and year-end audit requests as required based on selections by external auditors and other municipalities including unclaimed property.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level