Financial Accountant

Job Description

Senior Accountant | Cornerstone Building Brands

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Cornerstone Building Brands, located in Cary, NC. Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America, including vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, and metal wall systems. This role contributes significantly to the company’s financial integrity by ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining the general ledger, and supporting internal audit activities for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Cary, NC
• Pay: $85000–$105000 yearly
• Mission: Owns accurate financial reporting, general ledger maintenance, and support for Sarbanes-Oxley testing to ensure financial compliance and integrity.
• Tech Stack: MS Excel, Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting: Perform monthly financial reporting activities, including creating and analyzing journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring all month-end activities are recorded accurately and timely.
• Statement Preparation: Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial statements.
• Account Management: Perform specific account reconciliations for cash, Construction in Process/Fixed Assets, and manage intercompany responsibilities.
• Audit Support: Respond to internal and external audit requests required on a quarterly and annual basis, and assist Internal Audit with coordinating Sarbanes-Oxley testing.
• Issue Resolution: Research variances and resolve issues with process owners to maintain financial accuracy.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required. This is a Senior-level role in financial accounting.
• Experience: Three plus years of progressive financial accounting experience working with all aspects of financial accounting.
• Skills: Strong understanding of US GAAP; strong accounting, analytical, and variance analysis skills; effective verbal and written communication skills with an ability to work with various levels of management; proficiency in MS Excel and Word applications; solid financial accounting principles.
• Bonus: Working knowledge of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.