Rensa Filtration

Job Title:  Senior Accountant (with emphasis on Cost Accounting)

Reports To:  Corporate and EFP Controllers

Location:  Aurora, Illinois

About Rensa

Rensa Filtration is a family of companies dedicated to air filtration. By investing in innovation and the people who drive it, we manufacture, market, and distribute best-in-class solutions in the United States and Canada that keep environments safe and industries thriving.

What We Do

• We improve the environment - making indoor and outdoor environments cleaner by eliminating process contaminants through superior products and media.

• We drive innovation in air filtration – by investing in the people and companies that develop the solutions that today’s world demands – to bring those innovative products to market so that our customers can bring maximum value and safety to the facilities and businesses they serve.

Job Description

The Senior Accountant will be a multifaceted team player who will assist the Engineered Filtration Products (EVP) Controller with the accounting for the three business entities that comprise this group.  Additionally, this role will be accountable for the accounting of Rensa Midwest.  In both cases, the incumbent will be responsible for the monthly close (including cost accounting), account reconciliations, and variance analysis. The Senior Accountant will also ensure that the financial statements are completed in accordance with GAAP.  There will be interactions with operational leaders as this role will be responsible for the coordination and reconciliation of cycle and year-end inventory counts.  Additionally, this role will assist the Corporate Controller with various tasks such as managing the balancing and net settlement of intercompany accounts as well as assisting with the management of OneStream, the company’s consolidation platform.  This role will also be a liaison with the company’s auditors. 

This is a highly visible role with exposure to upper management.  The ideal candidate will need to successfully multi-task while meeting deadlines on a consistent basis.  This newly created position calls for a high energy and inquisitive professional that will continuously seek to increase the efficiencies of existing processes. 

Main Responsibilities

• Assist in the completion of the month-end close including preparing and posting journal entries for not only the EFP group but also Rensa Midwest.
• Completing and reviewing monthly account reconciliations (including fixed asset and inventory tie outs from subledger to ledger).
• Reconcile cash on a daily basis
• Oversight of Accounts Receivable and lead collection efforts when needed.

· Analyze actual trends as well as variances to budget and prior month.

· Assist in the preparation of the monthly reporting packages.

• Coordinate inventory cycle counts and complete associated reconciliations.
• Make recommendations to management regarding cost saving or profit generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies.
• Work with Finance and Production peers to drive continuous improvement of policies, procedures and processes.
• Assist Corporate Controller with the following:
  • Managing OneStream application.
  • Manage the reconciliation and net settlement of Intercompany accounts.
  • Assist with the annual audit,
  • Other projects as assigned.

Skills and Competencies

· Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel including, but not limited to V look up, pivot tables, charts, graphs and tables.

· Familiarity with IFS, Infor, Power BI and OneStream a plus.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills.

· Solid interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization.

· Strong teamwork and project management skills combined with the ability to work as part of a cross functional team.

· Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. Able to proactively question and challenge to prioritize and identify solutions in a timely manner.

· Intellectually Curious in and always seeking to understand, learn and find improvement opportunities.

Education and Experience

· BA/BS degree (or equivalent) Accounting/Finance; CPA, CMA, or MBA

· 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

· Proven ability to work with all levels of management and foster relationships with financial and operations personnel.

· Must be able to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and organize workload to meet organizational timelines in a fast paced and high growth environment.