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Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Accounting Drive financial excellence across various departments by leveraging your critical thinking skills and ability to influence. Lead high level financial analysis to provide team guidance and ensure financial compliance. Prepare complex journal entries and monthly reconciliations with a strong sense of understanding of the P&L and balance sheet. Allow your interpersonal skills and technical aptitude to thrive in this pivotal role of our Finance Shared Services team. Location: Orrville, OH Work Arrangements: 30% in office expectation (every Thursday and every other Tuesday) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for monthly financial close and ensuring compliance with GAAP, SEC guidelines, and Corporate Accounting policies through appropriate internal control reviews and procedures. Create and upload complex journal entries ensuring completeness and accuracy throughout the financial closing process. Reconcile balance sheet accounts by required deadlines and ensure appropriate level of documentation is included to support internal and external audits. Support Finance Shared Services team by reviewing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations and providing guidance to the analysts on the team. Prepare reconciliation of the Item Customer Profitability system (ICP) to the general ledger timely and accurately. Compile data and prepare supporting schedules for each line item that is manually loaded. Answer questions from the SBA on allocation methodology. Thoroughly understand ICP reconciliation and variances to forecast. Work with department to ensure consistent methodology across SBAs. Support and integrate SBA-centric model, providing increased visibility to the SBA Finance teams on both Balance Sheet accruals and P&L impact on a monthly and quarterly basis while also increasing the understanding of the P&L and overall business drivers. Understand changes in the business and how those changes will impact journal entries. Ensure compliance with policies and ability to communicate those policies to management both within the Finance organization as well as supporting organizations (IS, Marketing, Human Resources, etc.). Support existing internal controls and implement new controls as necessary to ensure the integrity of financial data used in preparation of financial information for the Company. Ensure compliance with internal control requirements outlined in Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.Prepare supporting schedules for EY and Internal Audit on a quarterly and annual basis and answer questions from EY and Internal Audit on schedules and process. Provide support to the organization for cross-functional projects as determined by the Finance leadership team. Ability to maintain a continuous improvement mindset and deliver process enhancements over time. The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. What we are looking for: Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including extensive understanding of accounting policies and guidelines Attention to detail and deadline oriented Ability to influence and drive across an organization Proven cross collaboration and relationship building skills Effective time management with the ability to multi-task and prioritize Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role: MBA or CPA or CMA Experience in Hyperion, Spotfire, and Oracle financial systems Learn more about working at Smucker: Follow us on #LI-KK1 <