Corporate Accountant

Bel, makers of iconic brands including Babybel, The Laughing Cow, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts, Price's and GoGo squeeZ, is a growing global company that values your contributions, strives to create a sense of belonging for everyone and offers career growth and development opportunities, as well as competitive total compensation and meaningful well-being benefits from day one. For All, For Good, our company signature, reflects Bel’s commitment to Purpose*Full Snacking, sustainability and responsible food for all. The company has headquarters for it's cheese business unit in Chicago and offices for GoGo squeeZ in New York City. Bel operates four US manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, and Brookings, SD, Nampa, ID, and Traverse City, MI.

Job Description Summary

The Corporate Accountant’s main responsibilities include month-end closing, general ledger account reconciliation, preparation, and analysis of financial statements, preparing work papers for the annual audit and routine testing to ensure compliance with local and group policies and procedures. Assists with gathering pertinent information and preparing work papers for the annual audit and tax deliverables.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs periodic closing activities:

• Prepares and posts reclassifications, accruals, and other general ledger postings in SAP to ensure financial statement accuracy. Assists to resolve BPC reporting issues.
• Performs detailed review and analysis of general ledger accounts and posting schemes.  Challenges financial posting data when appropriate.
• Enters and reviews financial statement information in BPC and completes the monthly reporting package ensuring that all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Reconciles monthly inter-company flows with other subsidiaries and performs necessary follow-up to investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Prepares account reconciliations and monthly management reporting.
• Assists as an accounting liaison between various functional departments to manage month-end accounting, provide valuable reporting and identify opportunities for efficiencies.

• Manages the fixed asset process with various locations.
• Provides data for monthly working capital or free cash flow deliverables.
• Perform timely and accurately weekly banking activity review.
• Resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities in a timely manner.
• Acts as an accounting liaison between various functional departments to manage month-end accounting, provide valuable reporting and identify opportunities for efficiencies.
• Provides data and workpapers for annual audit, tax information and compliance deliverables.
• Assist with special projects or other management reporting as assigned.

 

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting with 2+ years of related work experience.
• Experience with SAP and BPC (or other ERP software) would be a PLUS and is preferred.
• Experience with manufacturing or CPG companies. Prior financial audit experience a plus.
• Excellent computer literacy skills with an emphasis on Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Professionalism, friendliness, and the ability to work well with employees of all levels.
• Detailed, organized, and analytical.

Performance Expectations:

Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed. Gain the trust and respect of management and coworkers.  Maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information.  Communicate effectively (both written and verbal) and to develop good working relationships with other employees to accomplish company and departmental goals and objectives. Work independently and learn on the job. Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects at once (with proper prioritization)

 

Working Conditions:  Work is performed largely in a hybrid office environment, required 2-days in office (generally Tuesdays, Wednesdays), and flexibility for up to 4 depending on schedule of visitors #LI-Hybrid.  Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours