Senior Accountant
PurposeBuilt Brands
Senior Accountant
Hybrid - Gurnee, Illinois
Who We Are:
PurposeBuilt Brands, rooted in a legacy dating back to Weiman, stands as a pioneer in crafting top-tier products for specialty surfaces. Our beloved brands, including Weiman, Goo Gone, Green Gobbler, Biokleen, Gonzo, Magic, Wright’s, Stone Care International, Urnex, Five Star, and Micro-Scientific, are preferred choices among consumers and seasoned professionals alike.
At PBB, we seek to hire employees who bring a level of engagement, drive, and performance that pushes business forward. We work together and are motivated by positive results, while continuously thriving in a scrappy environment. We believe our greatest assets are the talented and passionate employees who are motivated by our purposeful work. Our company may be 60 years old, but the real growth is just getting started.
The Role:
The Cost Senior Accountant works in concert with Operations to validate the accuracy and valuation of inventory, to identify and resolve internal control weaknesses and to improve the efficiency of the inventory accounting process. The role will be heavily involved with improving current processes, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of cost and inventory data. This position has a wide range of responsibility and high exposure to various departments of the company.
What You Will Do:.
- Participates in the month-end close process to ensure financial statements are prepared accurately.
- Prepares journal entries, monthly account reconciliations, and other monthly financial statements.
- Assists in research and resolves reconciliation variances in financial statements.
- Analyzes and evaluates current working procedures to identify best practices.
- Develops project plans, determines deliverables, and executes small-scale project rollouts.
- Assists leadership in implementation and roll-outs of large-scale projects and carries out other special projects as required.
- Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to direct leader.
- Upholds the security and confidentiality of documents and data within area of responsibility.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Bring:
- 3 – 5 years’ experience as an accountant.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- Collaborates and Cooperates with Team: Commits to and supports a collaborative and high-performing working environment with peers and managers.
- Drives for Success: Seizes opportunities and proactively takes concrete actions to complete tasks. Goes the “extra mile” and persistently overcomes obstacles to improve outputs.
- Focuses on the Customer: Seeks to understand underlying customer needs to create value.
- Drives the team to maintain focus on customers.
- Focuses on Quality: Takes an efficient, analytical approach to solve problems or produce outputs in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensures quality and accuracy of results.
- Gives attention to detail and follows instruction. Plans and Prioritizes: Sets priorities and organizes information to efficiently and effectively get the job done.
Benefits:
PBB offers a wide range of benefits because we understand no two employees are the same. We want our employees to feel empowered to set their day up for success, whether that's in the office or remote.
What We Offer:
Flexible work options (fully remote, hybrid, onsite)
Generous paid time off
Competitive salaries and bonus incentives
401K company match
Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
Pet insurance
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours
LinkedIn learning membership
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours
LinkedIn learning membership