Accountant II

WE CREATE EMPOWERED LEADERS! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the bookends of our success. Our employees work with a passion to never settle and always improve, enabling us to push the status quo and change the lives of our users.

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

Your Role on Our Team

As an Accountant II, you will be on the Commercial Accounting Team, supporting the Commercial Finance Team. Specifically, you will be focused on Promotional Accounting, a high-visibility topic that dramatically impacts The Company's business.

What You'll Do:

• Assist with several month-end close procedures and tasks such as:
  • Preparing journal entries
  • Partnering with finance to ensure proper month-end accrual accuracy
  • Performing account reconciliations
• Support internal and external auditors through the preparation of schedules and discussion of accounting policies and business practices.
• Work in cross functional groups to create more efficient and accurate business processes.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the process of continuous improvement. Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities and streamline processes.
• Work with consultants to help them better understand our business and its needs.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and manage quantitative data and creating meaningful reports.
• Demonstrate agility by adapting to changing needs of the finance and operational departments, able to create meaningful ad hoc "what if" financial analysis.
• Support cross functional groups in coding invoices.
• Provide guidance and testing support to the phased Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP implementation.

The Tools You'll Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• 2+ years of corporate accounting experience required.
• Proficiency with large scale ERP required.
• Proficiency with Excel (advanced) and PowerPoint required.

The Other Tools We'd Like to See:

• Public accounting experience or CPA is preferred.
• General knowledge of IFRS is a plus.

Our Perks and Benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
• And many more, check out our benefits siteHERE