Staff Accountant

Strategic HR Business Partner | Empowering Talent, Enabling Growth

Work Location : This role works from our offices in Akron, Ohio two days each week and can work remotely other weekdays.

For more than 75 years, GOJO, Makers of PURELL has been powered by people who are energized by helping the world experience greater health and well-being.

The positive impact of our PURELL hand and surface hygiene solutions is driven by our global community of highly collaborative and talented team members who love to learn, innovate, care for each other, and deliver our Purpose of Saving Lives and Making Life Better.

Role Objective

The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining and analyzing financial transactions, supporting audits and identifying opportunities for process improvement, while also ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Period End : Support the month, quarter and year end process, including creating and posting journal entries, month end jobs and processes
• Account Analysis and Reporting : Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts. Identify gaps or misstatements and propose correcting entries
• Financial Transactions : Process financial transactions with accuracy and timeliness
• Intercompany Analysis : Reconciling and correction of intercompany transactions
• Cash Accounting : Initiate and reconcile cash postings, ensure accuracy and proper recording in cash accounts
• Audit : Create, collect and coordinate information for outside auditors (annual audit, bank audits, etc.)
• Financial Records and controls : Maintain and improve financial controls. Ensure financial transactions are accurate and timely
• Compliance Monitoring : Ensure all transactions processed adhere to relevant financial regulations and standards
• Documentation : Maintain detailed records of processes, procedures, and account transactions
• Process Improvement : Identify process gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Cross functional Collaboration : Collaborate with Finance, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and others
• Training and Support : Serve as a backup to the Staff Accountant Sr. Provide training and support to others on processes and compliance requirements
• Other ad hoc responsibilities as needed

Education and Experience

Supervision / Coordination

Travel Requirements

Overnight Travel - not required

Travel between campus locations in Northeast Ohio as needed

GOJO is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

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