Lead Accountant
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Pullman, WA
Are you passionate about numbers and driven by accuracy? At SEL, we are committed to creating innovative solutions that power and protect critical infrastructure worldwide. As a Lead Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring financial integrity, supporting strategic decision-making, and contributing to a culture of excellence. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy solving complex challenges, this opportunity is for you.
You will apply your expertise in accounting and finance principles to support key financial processes, analysis, and reporting. This role requires strong technical skills, attention to detail, willingness to learn new skills, assume new responsibilities, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.
As a Lead Accountant, under general supervision, you will:
* Apply strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles to:
* Perform, review, or audit complex journal entries, account analyses, workpapers, and reconciliations.
* Complete month end close tasks
* Assist in the consolidation of US and international entities
* Assist with external audits
* Prepare analysis of financial results requiring evaluation and judgment of complex situations and provide other support and recommendations for division management.
* Prepare budgets, projections, product cost analyses, and other complex analyses including recommendations to management, and/or implement or review internal controls.
* Perform research and planning according to generally accepted accounting principles, tax laws, and/or IFRS, and make recommendations to management.
* Lead special projects.
* Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
This job might be for you if you:
* Have a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
* Are innovative, motivated, and self-directed.
* Possess advanced Excel skills.
* Have strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles, theories, and concepts, or strong knowledge of GAAP, Tax, and/or IFRS.
* Bring 6+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
* CPA, CMA, or CFA; or Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; or MBA.
* Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Tax systems.
* Tax, audit, project, and/or cost accounting experience.
* International accounting experience.
Location
Pullman, WA- This position is located in Pullman, WA. Nestled in Eastern Washington, offering an exceptional quality of life. Embrace the charm of small-town living with spacious surroundings, no traffic hassles, and easy access to outdoor adventures in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests. Plus, benefit from excellent schools and universities in the area.
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
* We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
* We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
* We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
* We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
* Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending bene
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About the Company
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories leads the electric power system protection industry in technology, service, and value. We design and manufacture systems, services, and products for protection, monitoring, control, automation and metering of utility and industrial electric power systems worldwide. Not only do we offer, challenge, and reward at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Pullman, Washington but we also provide a quality work environment and progressive benefits. We seek professional, meticulous individuals for our technical team. Learn more about what makes SEL successful by reading our company values.
An Award Winning Company
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, integrity, and service. This has enabled us to expand within both the electric utility and industrial markets to include international customers and OEM markets.
SEL earned a spot on the 2012 FORTUNE Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work For list. This prestigious ranking celebrates the SEL 100% employee-owned culture as one of the best in the country. SEL has received numerous awards, including the Puget Sound Business Journal's 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State (1999 through 2003, 2010, and 2011), Inc. Magazine's 500│5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies (1990, 1991, 2008, 2010, and 2011), the Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) Manufacturing, Workplace, and Community Service Award (1998 through 2010), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).
In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evens Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven performance categories including: technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. Since 2006, SEL has also held the elite VPP STAR status certification for outstanding safety and health programs.