Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates the monthly SAP close process for a company code(s) managed within the North America SAP group including but not limited to journal postings, intercompany reconciliations, assessments, etc.
• Fulfill monthly corporate consolidation reporting requirements utilizing the OneStream system.
• Prepares and/or reviews intercompany statements for worldwide subsidiaries.
• Prepares and/or reviews posting journals and adjusting entries to the general ledger.
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly account reconciliations.
• Assists with both internal and external audit processes.
• Partners with peers on the team, as well as cross functionally with those in other areas such as FP&A, HR, Treasury, Tax, Internal Leadership and Business Group personnel to solve problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
• Prepares Ad hoc analyses and reporting as requested.
• Provides assistance in all areas of financial reporting as requested.
• Review close processes and identify possible improvements with the goal of implementation.
• Nordson Foundation: review monthly financials, handle deposits, funding requests and annual audit.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience.
• CPA and public accounting firm experience a plus.
• SEC reporting experience a plus

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Detail-oriented, self-starter with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work collaboratively as well as independently in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong technical accounting skills.
• High level of integrity and reliability.
• Strong initiative to meet deadlines consistently in an accounting function responsible for providing timely and accurate reporting to corporate, shareholders, and executive management.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks well, especially during monthly close cycle, and change priorities as needed.
• Great relationship skills. Ability to interact with all levels of staff and financial management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from others in the organization.
• Ability to meet deadlines consistently in a changing business environment.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel required, knowledge of SAP and OneStream a plus.
• Outstanding customer focus including attributes of empathy, compassion and service orientation.
• Passionate and high energy which can assist in selling future vision to team and customers.
• Strong detail orientation.
• Adaptability/flexibility which includes being open to change and conducting business differently.
• Focused on continuous improvement, learning and developing new skills.

Working Environment and Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel Required

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Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.