Border States

Financial Accounting Supervisor

Border States

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Fargo • North Dakota • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Supports the day-to-day operations of the accounting area including all general ledger accounts and financial statements.
  • Accountable for timely and accurate financial statement preparation.
  • Ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closing processes.
  • Exhibits and applies complex accounting and financial acumen by leading highly technical accounting processes.
  • Owns the preparation of assigned value stream tasks for areas of high risk and complex areas.
  • Performs transaction analysis and journal entry preparation.
  • Reviews data entry, processed transactions, and prepared journal entries by team members.
  • Leads and supervises the department's team development by coaching and mentoring.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related business administrative field required.
  • 6 years of prior relevant finance and accounting experience required.
  • 8+ years of experience preferred.
  • Professional licensure such as a CPA or CMA required.
  • Prior project management experience required.
  • Prior people management experience required.
  • Advanced Excel knowledge is required, including complex nested formulas (multi-criteria lookups, combined logic), workbook auditing and troubleshooting (trace precedents/dependents, evaluate formulas), large dataset management and optimization, and building audit-proof, scalable, and dynamic workbooks for enterprise use.
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) required.
  • Prior experience in SAP or similar accounting systems required.
Benefits
  • Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
  • Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
  • FSA & HSA
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Disability Benefits
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Volunteer Time
  • Personal Leave time
  • Bonuses upon achievement of branch and company goals

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial statement preparationgeneral ledger accountingtransaction analysisjournal entry preparationcomplex accounting processesadvanced Excellarge dataset managementworkbook auditingSAPproject management
Soft skills
coachingmentoringteam developmentleadershipcommunication
Certifications
CPACMA