Staff Accountant

Merz North America • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

The Staff Accountant supports monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities through journal entries, reconciliations, account analysis, and financial reporting support. The role helps ensure accurate, reliable, and timely financial information, partners with other functions to resolve accounting matters, and supports audit and compliance requirements. It also contributes to improvements in accounting processes, controls, and efficiency. As knowledge and experience grow, the role assumes broader ownership and increasingly complex accounting responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• 1–2 years of related accounting experience with a company or in public accounting.
• Ability to read and comprehend accounting literature, including IFRS and GAAP.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Understanding of accounting principles and standards.
• Ability to identify issues and opportunities, develop practical solutions, and improve accounting processes, controls, and efficiencies.
• Ability to work effectively across functions, communicate accounting matters clearly, and proactively follow through on issues and deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in SAP or a similar ERP.
• CMA, CPA, CA, or CFA certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned accounting and reporting activities to support accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, account analyses, and supporting schedules.
• Review account activity, investigate variances, and identify unusual or unexpected items requiring further analysis.
• Complete assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities in accordance with reporting deadlines.
• Support legal entity, consolidation, and corporate reporting requirements as assigned.
• Manage assigned balance sheet accounts, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Resolve reconciling items, monitor aged and outstanding items, and coordinate with business partners on resolution.
• Ensure assigned activities comply with company accounting policies, reporting requirements, and internal control standards.
• Identify potential errors, control gaps, and process risks, and support corrective actions.
• Prepare analyses, schedules, and documentation for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Analyze general ledger activity and supporting transactional data; investigate account fluctuations, unexpected trends, and differences in supporting information.
• Coordinate with process owners and business partners to obtain information needed for analysis and reporting.
• Identify and participate in opportunities to improve accounting and reporting efficiency, accuracy, consistency, controls, and operational effectiveness.
• Use SAP, close management tools, and other business systems to improve reporting, efficiency, and data integrity.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, procedures, and supporting materials.
• Support system enhancements, testing, automation, and accounting process implementations.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Finance and cross-functional business partners; follow up on outstanding information, reconciling items, and accounting questions.
• Communicate accounting issues, risks, and potential delays clearly and promptly, and partner with senior accounting team members on matters requiring further analysis or guidance.
• Support internal and external audits and prepare recurring and ad hoc audit, compliance, and reporting materials.
• Maintain organized documentation and perform responsibilities in accordance with company policies, accounting standards, and internal control requirements.
• Participate in special projects, system enhancements, process implementations, and other business initiatives as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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