<p>Build your Career with an Industry Leader</p> <p>LSI's heritage spans more than 40 years, beginning in 1976 when the company was founded. The company employs about 1,400 people at 11 manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada and we continue to grow. Headquartered in Greater Cincinnati Ohio, LSI is a publicly held company traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol LYTS. We manufacture commercial lighting solutions, advanced graphic and image solutions, digital and retail display solutions.</p> <p>We are looking for a Corporate Staff Accountant to support our team at our corporate location in Cincinnati, Ohio.</p> <p>Summary:</p> <p>This position reports directly to the Director, Corporate Financial Shared Services (FSS). Staff Accountant will actively participate in standard transactional and accrual processing, transactional analysis, and the month-end close and reporting process by adhering to the timelines of the monthly close cycle, strong internal controls over financial reporting, and all corporate financial policies and practices.</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Supports the Director, FSS and Chief Accounting Officer with the integrity of recorded transactions and the reported financial results of the company to ensure reported financial results adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), assists with the interpretation of "GAAP" as it applies to LSI and its subsidiaries as it relates to its business practices and processes. </li><li>Responsible for accurate and timely completion of assigned weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual close tasks and associated reporting requirements including but not limited to: </li><li>Bank related transactional processing, </li><li>Maintenance of Prepaid Expense Amortization schedule, </li><li>Preparing and entering recurring journal entries, </li><li>Review of G/L transaction activity which includes the coordination of correcting source and journal transactions to support adjustment entries as/if needed. </li><li>Preparation of standard recurring, monthly and quarterly G/L account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and general ledger maintenance. </li><li>Preparation of monthly cash account reconciliations. </li><li>Support Senior Corporate Accountant(s) with monthly reconciliation of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Sales, and Inter-Co subsidiary ledgers. </li><li>Support the maintenance of the fixed asset system which includes but not limited to: </li><li>Tracking CIP (cost in progress) projects to ensure timely in-servicing, recording of newly acquired fixed assets (both tangible and intangible), upon project completion. </li><li>Tracking existing fixed assets, for the monthly recording of book depreciation and for the maintenance of the tax depreciation with the oversight of the Director, Corporate Tax, </li><li>Accounting for the disposition and transfer of fixed assets, and </li><li>Responsible for monthly reconciliation of Fixed Assets subsidiary. </li><li>Will support the FSS function to/by: </li><li>Implement cross-functional and cross-departmental process automation and standardization improvements, </li><li>Participating in the remediation of gaps in internal control identified by either internal audit or the company's external auditors that could directly or indirectly impact the integrity of the company's reported financial statements, </li><li>Participating in the remediation of issues that arise with the company's ERP system (JD Edwards) and ancillary systems/tools that directly or indirectly impact Finance policies, procedures, and processes. </li><li>Responsible to/serve as one of the points of contact: </li><li>Between Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Compliance, and other operational business partners regarding various accounting and financial information requirements and data gathering, </li><li>For external auditors and the preparation of schedules required to support the quarterly reviews and annual audits. </li><li>Assists the Director, Corporate Financial Shared Services and the Chief Accounting Officer with various special projects and initiatives on an as-needed basis. </li></ul> <p>Education and/or Experience:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business, or related field. </li><li>2 to 5 years of general accounting experience required. </li><li>Manufacturing environment experience preferred. </li><li>Financial Shared Services experience desired, but not required. </li><li>Experience with large ERP operating software, preferably JD Edwards or Oracle-based operating systems, a Plus. </li><li>Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills required. </li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills. </li></ul> <p>Benefits:</p> <ul> <li>401(k) </li><li>Health insurance </li><li>Dental insurance </li><li>Vision insurance </li><li>Paid time off </li></ul> <p>EEOC:</p> <p>LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.</p>