Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Department: Rust-Oleum US Finance

Reports To: Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting

Direct Reports/Manages others: No

Hybrid Schedule: Our hybrid work environment includes two (2) remote days/week.

Rust-Oleum Corporation is a worldwide leader in protective paints and coatings for both home and industry. We offer a wide range of products including decorative fashion paints, durable industrial roof repair coatings and, of course, our famous rust-fighting formula that started it all.

Staff Accountant

As our Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate presentation of financial records by providing accounting support and preparing analysis, journal entries, and account reconciliations. This team member will work directly with varying levels of management and sales representatives throughout the organization through various forms of communication when accomplishing these tasks.

Here's what you can expect:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare Journal Entries and account reconciliations

• Ensuring all reconciling items are identified and resolved on a timely basis

• Executing internal controls work and related deliverables for internal/external audit and internal group

• Support Month end close: preparing journal entries and account reconciliations

• Analyzing financial reports specific to areas of responsibility and investigating discrepancies and variances in results

• Maintain all account reconciliations assigned. Tracks the status of open reconciling items and follow up in engaging and collaborative manner with cross functional involvement making sure they are resolved in the time prescribed by the company's policy

• Identify and implement process improvements to drive accuracy and efficiency

• Prepare and communicate monthly ad-hoc reports, graphics, schedules, etc.

• Support financial requests from various levels of our sales organization

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's in Accounting required

• 0 - 3 years of experience in accounting preferred

• Ability to handle many tasks at a given time and work effectively with others in a team environment.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large amounts of data.

• Team player with a positive attitude and strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Detail, deadline and goal-oriented

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates! After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave. We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment. Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service. Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and one floating holiday per year. You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

Rust-Oleum is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.