Accountant

Regal Rexnord Corporation (“Regal Rexnord”) is a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and mechanical power transmission products and sub-systems, serving customers around the world in the general industrial, consumer, commercial construction, food & beverage, and alternative energy end markets, among others. Regal Rexnord sells its products and solutions to OEMs, through distributors, and directly to end-users. With the announcement of the acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion, a ~$2B global business with 9,000 associates, focused on Power Transmission and Factory Automation products, Regal Rexnord has become a $7.3B company with 36,000 associates globally.

Regal Rexnord’s business purpose is to create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. This means creating innovative solutions while focusing on both customer needs and the company’s commitment to sustainability. The company’s industrial powertrain and automation solutions offerings are an important part of the company's growth strategy. The company’s strategy includes leveraging 80/20 to prioritize all activities, including product excellence, operational excellence and commercial excellence (i) driving organic sales growth through the introduction of innovative new products, with a particular focus on improving energy efficiency, (ii) establishing and maintaining new customers, as well as developing new opportunities with existing customers, (iii) participating in higher growth end markets and geographies, and (iv) identifying and consummating strategic, value creating acquisitions.

Reporting to the Controller, this position is located in East Aurora, NY and is part of the Thomson brand within Regal Rexnord (the parent company).

The Staff Accountant will be responsible for daily accounting duties, financial close, financial compliance, balance sheet reconciliations, and cost accounting duties. This position is full-time with full benefits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Along with those identified below, other duties may be assigned.
- Engage in general accounting activities including the accurate and complete preparation, maintenance, and reconciliation of general ledger accounts and financial reports, such as balance sheets, profit-loss statements, and capital expenditure reports.
- Ownership of capital asset acquisition cost tracking and capitalization of assets upon completion for approved projects.
- Provide product costing support and analysis, to include preparation of the annual standard cost roll for approval.
- Support annual physical inventory counts and cycle count reporting and analysis.
- Provide data and support for SOX reporting and audit requirements.
- Maintain adequacy of internal control structure to ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
- Support the budget and forecasting processes.
- Proactively identify improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Other ad hoc duties and analysis as assigned by finance leadership.

**Qualifications**:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Knowledge of GAAP
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
- Strong manufacturing / managerial accounting skills
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and financial system knowledge
- Ability to interact with employees at various levels & skill sets
- Ability to collaborate among decentralized teams.
- Ability to work in a deadline oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple projects and/or requests concurrently.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
- 2 years of relevant accounting experience required
- Experience with an ERP system; Oracle preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Excel is required
- Cost Accounting experience is a plus

About Regal Rexnord
- The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.