Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Martin Marietta

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Martin Marietta, located at our corporate office in Raleigh, NC. As a member of the S&P 500 Index, Martin Marietta is a leading American supplier of heavy building materials, including aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt, vital for our communities across 28 states, Canada, and the Bahamas. This Staff Accountant position is critical for providing essential, detail-oriented accounting support to regional operations, ensuring accurate financial recording and timely reporting within a growing organization. The individual will contribute significantly to maintaining robust financial health and operational efficiency by identifying and resolving problems, both independently and as part of a dedicated team.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Raleigh, NC

• Mission: Provide comprehensive accounting support to regional operations, ensuring accurate financial recording, timely reporting, and process improvements.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, JD Edwards

What You’ll Actually Do
• Regional Operations Support: Provide comprehensive accounting support to regional operations, collaborating with plant personnel to ensure all financial transactions are accurately and properly recorded.
• Month-End Close & Accruals: Play a heavy role in the month-end close process, including the preparation and meticulous maintenance of monthly accruals across various plant operations.
• Reporting & Reconciliation: Assist in the generation of timely and accurate management reports and systematically reconcile various balance accounts to ensure data integrity.
• Process Enhancement & Analysis: Evaluate existing accounting procedures to identify and recommend new approaches that drive process improvements and efficiencies, while also performing standard and ad-hoc financial analysis.
• Audit & Compliance Oversight: Provide essential support for both internal and external audit requests, and actively monitor compliance with company-wide financial policies and procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or demonstrate equivalent relevant prior experience, coupled with a thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of relevant accounting experience is required, alongside intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Skills: Exhibit strong attention to detail, effective verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills across all organizational levels, and robust organizational and time management ability, acting as a self-starter and quick learner.
• Bonus: CPA certification is preferred, experience with JD Edwards is desirable, manufacturing or construction and inventory accounting experience is a plus, and the ability to travel occasionally (up to 5%) is beneficial.