Senior Accountant

Reporting to the Manager of Accounting & Financial Reporting, the Senior Accountant will support the Professional Tools Finance organization. In this role, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for general ledger accounting and account reconciliations, supporting the month end close and financial reporting cycle, serve as main point of contact for internal & external audits and internal controls, and perform other tasks as requested such as process improvement projects.

This position will be located in either Rockford, Illinois or Elyria, Ohio.

• Responsible for analysis of various accrual accounts and applicable journal entries
• Responsible for performing account reconciliations to ensure transactions are recorded in compliance with accounting standards
• Perform monthly review of key account reconciliations
• Support annual internal and external audits by working cross functionally
• Assist with project work related to system upgrades/implementations
• Responsible for maintaining financial controls as process owner for key accounting processes
• Lead initiatives for process improvement and data management projects
• Assess compliance of standard operating procedures and internal controls
• Assist in gathering information for Adhoc reporting requests
• Perform all duties in accordance with Company Business Conduct Guidelines
• Anticipated travel at