Staff Accountant

Job Details: Job Location: St Louis - St Louis, MO, Salary Range: Undisclosed, ABOUT WIESE

Wiese USA is one of the largest Caterpillar forklift dealers in the United Sates and has been awarded the Dealer of the Year for 30 consecutive years. Using innovation and technology to provide solutions for the material handling needs of our customers, Wiese is recognized as an industry and market leader.

Leveraging its core competency, Wiese is on its way to becoming a one stop, full service provider of integrated material handling solutions. The Wiese family of companies offers its customers a suite of material handling solutions covering concept and design, installation and maintenance, and performance reporting.

The cornerstone of all Wiese companies is the Culture and Values all Wiese Team Members live by and is included in the company’s Vision Statement: To be a great company, recognized as the best solution for material handling needs, and to treat our customers as we want to be treated. We believe exceptional results are achieved by exceptional people doing exceptional things. All Wiese team members are responsible for promoting our vision, cultural, values, and safety guidelines while supporting all that has made Wiese a leader in the material handling equipment and service industry. Making sure our team members go home healthy every day is our greatest priority.

ABOUT THE POSITION

This role will help with the accounting function across our affiliated companies. In addition to standard accounting tasks, they will support internal auditing and have opportunities to make suggestions to improve processes and internal reporting. This role offers a great opportunity to make an impact in a wide range of areas.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with month-end close, including journal entries and accruals, financial statement preparation and variance analysis.
Maintain account reconciliations with supporting documentation of assigned accounts.
Coordinate periodic testing and review of internal controls to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
Assist Controller with various analysis of GL activity.
Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reports with analysis.
Assist with annual audit and provide backup support for other accounting functions as needed.

Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience in Corporate Accounting.
Proficiency in MS Excel and QuickBooks.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships at all levels of the company.
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
High integrity and values that align with the company’s culture.
Independent thinker. Initiative-taking. Solutions seeker.
Solid time management skills. Punctual.