Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Under direct supervision:
1. Perform or audit standard journal entries, account analyses, workpapers, and reconciliations, and assist in performing month end close tasks, and/or the preparation of tax returns.
2. Prepare analysis of financial results for management review.
3. Prepare and/or assist with preparation of budgets, projections, product cost analyses, and other analyses, including recommendations to management, and/or assist in documentation of internal controls.
4. Assist with research and planning according to generally accepted accounting principles and/or current tax laws.
5. Assist with special projects.
6. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
7. Understand. Create. Simplify.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Motivated, self-directed.
Experience with Excel.
Knowledge of accounting and finance principles, theories, and concepts based on educational experience.
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
Negative drug test result(s).

Preferred Qualifications:
Internship experience.
Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Tax systems.
Tax, audit, project, and/or cost accounting experience.

Physical Requirements:
None.