Albany International Corp. is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company. The products and technologies help make paper smoother, tissue softer, and aircraft engines and structures lighter. The company has 2 core businesses, The Machine Clothing (MC) segment -is the world’s leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to production in the paper, nonwovens, and other process industries and Engineered Composites (EC) is a rapidly growing supplier of highly engineered composite parts for the aerospace industry.

The Staff Accountant position supports procedures and objectives in international financial accounting where goals are to provide timely and accurate financial information to internal and external users, while maintaining internal controls over financial processes. Works with other departments, including FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and HR to gather information necessary for accurate accounting. The Staff Accountant reports to the US Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of specific areas within the balance sheet, such as accrued liabilities
Perform balance sheet account reconciliations
Prepare are record journal entries including allocations calculation and some cross company entries
Participate heavily in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes according to GAAP
Manage the accounting around payroll, royalties, professional fees, and workers compensation
Deliver and meet deadlines according to internal, external, and government reporting requests
Support the Accounting manager in internal and external audit review
Responsible for ensuring compliance with documented accounting policies and Sarbanes-Oxley controls
Participate in special projects as requested

Qualifications

Staff Accountant Experience Requirements

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to work with cross functional departments
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced work environment
Ability to manage multi project deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
High proficiency with Microsoft applications is required
Experience using an ERP system, SAP experience is a plus
Ability to prioritize daily activities
Ability to meet firm deadlines

Education

Bachelor's preferred in accounting combined with 3-5 years of general accounting or corporate accounting experience within a public company or a large multi-national company.
SAP experience a plus
MS Office suite: Outlook, Excel, Word

Remuneration & Benefits/ Other

Location: Portsmouth, NH. Full-time office
Compensation: Will be structured to attract and retain the best possible candidate.
US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply, we are unable to sponsor at this time.

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