Accountant

Company Description

Brown Strauss is the premier structural steel service center in the United States. We have the deepest inventory for your wide flange beam, structural tube, structural channel, structural angle and your other structural needs. We have over 120,000 tons of structural steel on the floor ready for next day delivery. Since our founding in 1905 we’ve grown to ten locations serving 32 states, and we’re proud to be 100% employee-owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).

Role Description

We are seeking an detail-focused Accountant for our Aurora, CO headquarters. This position plays a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Responsibilities include creating journal entries, reconciling accounts, managing fixed asset records, and assisting with financial close procedures. Additionally, this role will assist in audit activities and ensures timely completion of monthly financial reporting.

As an employee-owner in our organization, you won’t just be working for a company — you’ll be helping shape its future. Our employee ownership model empowers every team member to share in our success and take pride in the results of their work.

This is a great opportunity for an early career professional (2-4 years experience) who is excited about working in the Steel industry and eager to grow with a well-established company. The role offers exposure to a wide range of accounting functions in a dynamic, employee-owned environment where your contributions truly matter. If you’re looking to build a strong foundation in accounting while being part of a supportive team, this position could be a perfect fit.

Key Responsibilities

·        Generate and supervise standard journal entries.

·        Oversee monthly financial transactions, ensuring accurate distribution to the relevant site, department and branch.

·        Review and reconcile key general ledger accounts. This involves comparing account balances to supporting documentation (such as bank statements, journal entries and accounting transactions) to verify accuracy.

·        Conduct daily reconciliations for cash accounts, including disbursements, payroll, concentration, money market, and investment accounts. Certify that the recorded cash balances align with the actual daily bank balances.

·        Keep detailed records pertaining to fixed assets. Calculate depreciation over the asset’s useful lifespan, and document acquisitions (when new assets are acquired) and disposals (when assets are sold or retired)

·        Assist with processing Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions and domestic wire transfers. Document financial transactions in the general ledger using the accounts payable (AP) payments process.

·        Personal property tax schedules and annual filings.

·        Engage in the ongoing planning process for annual audits.

·        Assist in preparing schedules and other information required by auditors during financial audits.

·        Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or business field required

·        Minimum 2-4 years of experience in accounting

·        Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills including VLookup, pivot tables and comfort working with large data sets and filtering/reviewing data for the results desired

·        Strong analytical skills

·        Experience with an ERP system

Salary

·        $65,000-$80,000 per year base salary

Benefits

·        Employee Stock Ownership Program, fully employer paid

·        Quarterly Profit Sharing Bonuses

·        401(k) with matching contributions

·        Health insurance

·        Dental insurance

·        Vision insurance

·        Flexible spending account

·        Health savings account

·        Employee assistance program

·        Life insurance

·        Paid time off

·        Referral program

Schedule and Location

·        Monday - Friday, Onsite, 2495 Uravan St, Aurora, CO 80011