Senior Accountant - Syracuse, United States - Regal Rexnord Corp

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    SUMMARY

    The Senior Accountant is an important member of the Kilian Team and will be a key partner to the Site Controller in the daily activities in the Finance Department by analyzing and preparing journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, ensuring compliance with company policies, and providing data and analysis to other team members. This position will also be responsible for the accounting for the facility located in Toronto, Ontario.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Prepares, records and tracks journal entries and general ledger reconciliations. May review account reconciliations performed by other team members.
    • Serves as the lead team member for intercompany balancing and works to identify and reconcile intercompany balances with global partners.
    • Supports the monthly corporate close, including preparation and review of balance sheet and income statement accounts. Upload data to consolidation software and ensure systems are in balance.
    • Consolidates and verifies financial data and identifies and investigates irregularities.
    • Responds to business unit questions regarding accounting policies or implications and provides guidance and support to the finance teams.
    • Provides data as requested to internal and external auditors for the corporate accounting group.
    • Provides back up for the Site Controller
    • Works with corporate accounting team to streamline and improve current accounting processes to facilitate the month end close and reconciliation processes.
    • Assist with the annual operating plan and monthly forecasting working with plant leadership to set direction and establish financial targets.
    • Performs tasks in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
    • Oversees the Physical Inventory and Cycle Count Processes
    • Assists with cost accounting: the annual standard cost roll and new product costing.

    Critical Competencies

    • Knowledge of GAAP
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
    • Strong manufacturing / managerial accounting skills
    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
    • Strong analytical, problem solving, and financial system knowledge.
    • Comfortable working with multiple currencies
    • Ability to interact with employees at various levels & skill sets.
    • Ability to collaborate among decentralized teams.
    • Ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple projects and/or requests concurrently.

    Education and Experience Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
    • CPA or MBA preferred.
    • 4+ years of relevant experience
    • Experience working for a company in the Manufacturing sector desired.
    • SAP experience and/or systems implementation experience a plus

    Physical Demand and Work Environment:

    Work environment includes occasional exposure to noise levels at or above 85 decibels, dust particles, and exposure to variable temperature. Work performed in both manufacturing and office settings. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be required to be worn.

    Physical requirements include lifting up to 50lbs, sit and stand, good hand and finger dexterity, and ability to bend, twist, reach and walk.

    Schedule Monday through Friday, start/stop times are flexible, partial remote work acceptable.

    Benefits

    • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
    • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
    • Paid Time Off and Holidays
    • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
    • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
    • Paid Leaves
    • Tuition Assistance

    About Regal Rexnord

    Regal Rexnord's 30,000 associates around the world help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and small, precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

    The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

    Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail

    Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

    Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.