Senior Accountant

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

Aerospace

At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interaction.

After our materials have gone through the necessary processes, we are left with high-performance finished goods that are ready to be incorporated into assemblies for our customers.

Learn more about L&P Aerospace: Aerospace

POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Accountant analyzes various transactions, prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial records including account reconciliations. This position offers an opportunity for growth as additional responsibilities are achieved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for month-end and year-end closings
• Prethe paring journal entries, A/R collections & processing, analyses, account reconciliations and performing monthly close processes
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Cash and treasury reconciliations and forecasting
• Processing fixed assets and maintaining depreciation schedules
• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts
• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements
• Managing/working with internal auditors
• Ensuring compliance with GAAP, SOX Controls and internal policies.
• Assisting Controller and Business Partners as needed
• Supplier and customer account reconciliations
• Manage annual inventory, becoming the expert at how inventory items are created, maintained, and affect general ledger accounts
• Interface with Parent Company Team Members
• Monitor time tracking and correct as required
• Observe, improve, and document processes
• Assist with A/P process as necessary
• Back-up for payroll processing

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Self-starter with ability to multi-task and prioritize workday/projects independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good problem-solving and time-management skills
• Highly organized and meticulous

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:   

• Minimum 5+ years of accounting experience including cost
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Strong Excel skills
• Proficiency with company accounting software, Epicor preferred
• Proficiency with Hyperion Financial Management
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills

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Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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