Corporate Accountant

About the Company

Brickworks North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding $3.5 billion, and operates across three core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia and has a significant presence in the USA.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates nine brick manufacturing facilities and one manufactured stone facility. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over five hundred distributors as well as in Canada. Since entering the USA in 2018, Brickworks have acquired Sioux City Brick, Redland Brick and the distribution business of Southfield Corporation in Illinois and Indiana (Illinois Brick, Indiana Brick). The combined North American business now has more than 1,000 employees, operates across forty locations, including 8 brick plants, 25 masonry supply center locations and 3 Design Studios.

Basic Function: The Corporate Accountant assists the Accounting Supervisor in the management of corporate accounting and financial operations, with a focus on transactional support, general ledger maintenance, and certain statutory reporting obligations. This role interfaces frequently with other corporate departments, including Treasury, Controlling, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. In addition, this role will assist in the development of procedures and internal controls to safeguard the company’s assets.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the periodic and annual close processes, including the preparation of standard accruals and other adjusting entries
• Develop and maintain assigned balance sheet account reconciliations
• Preparation of daily cash entries and weekly travel and purchase card activity
• Preparation of month-end analytical reports for management review and analysis
• Assist with monthly sales tax filings
• Ensure compliance with other non-income tax based local, state and federal regulatory reporting
• Manage and administer the company’s corporate credit card program, including oversight of card issuance, limits, policy compliance, and related online platforms
• Provide ad-hoc support to the Finance Department as may be required
• Assist with internal and external audit requests
• Assist with special projects as necessary

Education and experience requirements:

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience
• Basic knowledge of journal entry preparation
• Analytical mindset, strong attention to detail, takes pride in work output
• Excellent communication skills and strong desire to learn and progress in corporate finance environment
• Proficiency in Excel and Word
• Experience with large ERP systems such as Oracle; JD Edwards a plus
• Very limited travel may be required based on business need.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and as such, the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer