Senior Staff Accountant

Company Overview

Field is a family-owned global supplier of fasteners, "C" commodities, inventory management services, and technical support. We currently have locations in Rockford, IL (headquarters), Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Mexico, and Taiwan. For over 30 years, Field has grown an average of 19% annually because of its dedication to lowering our customers overall cost and improving quality through a technical approach to fasteners.

By joining Field, you will experience an exceptional culture built on Integrity, Commitment, Teamwork, Innovation, Flexibility, and Fun!

Field was recognized by INC. magazine as one of the fastest growing privately owned companies in the USA. Field has been recognized nationally by Great Places to Work as one of the Best Small Companies in America, ranking #8 nationally among small companies and #5 nationally among manufacturing/production companies. For several years, Field has been recognized locally by the Rockford Register Star as one of the top Employers in the area.

At Field, having a great culture is more than a priority – it’s everything.

For more information about our culture and company, please watch this Culture Video.

All full-time positions at Field are eligible for benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Life Coaching, paid Vacation, paid Holidays, paid Volunteer Time, quarterly Bonuses, and more!

Visit our Careers page for a complete list of benefit offerings.

This position is responsible for performing accounting measures by identifying, compiling, classifying, reporting, interpreting and analyzing financial information. This is a key development role within the Finance team, with high potential to take on additional responsibilities and leadership functions over time. This position will ensure appropriate accounting control procedures as defined below.

This position reports to: Director of Finance/Controller

This position has direct reports: Potentially

Location: Machesney Park, IL

FLSA Hourly/Salary: Starting Salary Range $80,000-$90,000

• Commit to FIELD’s Mission Statement, Core Values, and Fieldamentals.
• Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts.
• Reviews General Ledger activity as needed and analyzes information to facilitate relevant reporting to Field.
• Prepares, obtains approval and posts monthly accrual expense entries as needed.
• Assists with Month End close process in multi-branch & multi-company environment.
• Assists with annual budgeting and forecasting processes, providing insights to drive organizational goals.
• Manages cost accounting functions for our internal kitting operations.
• Drive process and reporting improvements and standardization efforts.
• Coordination with 3rd party accounting service providers – establishing closing calendars, account coding standardization, and general control requirements.
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Provides Ap/AR support and processing entries when workload requires additional support.
• May take on leadership and coaching responsibilities for one or more accounting team members.
• Assists in preparation of year-end work papers for internal and external audits.
• Maintains Fixed Asset additions and disposals in database in accordance with company policy and ensure Asset and Depreciation ties to General Ledger.
• May have responsibility for international operations and intercompany financial consolidations.
• Lead special projects and initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of experience is preferred.
• Polite and professional manner.
• Strong desire to grow and develop and take on additional higher-level responsibilities over time.
• Ability to recognize problems and take appropriate action.
• Ability to drive results without a great deal of direct supervision.
• Proactively communicates observations to leadership upon initial discovery then works to validate data.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook knowledge.
• Experience and ability to perform complex tasks in Excel and…