What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Truma Corp?
Who we are:
Truma is a premium partner to the outdoor recreation community, with a focus on cooling, heating and hot water solutions. Truma started doing business in North America in 2013, establishing its headquarters in Elkhart, IN. Backed by over 70 years of German engineering, Truma has a long history of providing quality solutions to the global outdoor recreation market. Truma provides "Simply Better" world-class systems designed and tested specifically for outdoor adventures and the diverse terrains unique to North America. Truma distinguishes itself by its high-quality products, exemplary customer service, knowledgeable technicians, and customer-first philosophy.
What we offer:
- Competitive salaries and flexible schedules
- Company-paid training and professional development
- Paid time off (PTO), paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
- Premium benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, voluntary and company-paid life insurance
- Supplemental benefits including accident, hospital, and critical illness
- Retirement savings plan with up to 4% match
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
- Gym membership reimbursement
What you'll do:
The Senior Accountant provides core accounting execution and close support to ensure accurate, timely reporting and strong internal controls. The role owns key close activities, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and inventory/intercompany accounting support to maintain continuity of reporting and audit readiness. The position operates in an intercompany-reliant environment with meaningful focus on inventory, margin, and intercompany activity, and supports alignment with Truma Group/parent expectations and timelines. The role coordinates closely with the Accounting Specialist and works day-to-day in partnership with the Assistant Controller. This role is expected to grow in scope over time based on business needs and performance.
- Execute and support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring close tasks are completed on schedule with accurate documentation, appropriate approvals, and clean cutoffs.
- Prepare and post journal entries (e.g., accruals, prepaids, allocations, inventory adjustments) with appropriate support and adherence to internal controls.
- Maintain balance sheet integrity through disciplined account reconciliations, documentation standards, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
- Prepare recurring close schedules and supporting analyses used for internal reporting and Group/parent reporting requirements.
- Support inventory and margin accounting activities, including inventory reconciliations, valuation support, reserves support, and analysis of cost/margin drivers, partnering with Operations/Supply Chain and finance leadership.
- Support intercompany accounting activities, including intercompany reconciliations/settlements and supporting documentation; coordinate as needed with parent company counterparts (including transfer pricing-related coordination as applicable).
- Coordinate closely with the Accounting Specialist to ensure accurate and timely transactional processing (AP/AR, cash application, expense coding), while maintaining clear separation of responsibilities.
- Support audit readiness and external audit/tax deliverables by preparing schedules, documentation, and responses under the direction of finance leadership.
- Contribute to process standardization and documentation to reduce key-person dependency and ensure smooth handoffs, continuity, and scalable execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve accounting questions, master data issues, and coding accuracy, maintaining professional and responsive internal customer service.
The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities, and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Position Requirements:
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Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
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Experience: 5 years of progressive accounting experience with strong month-end close ownership. Experience in inventory and margin environments strongly preferred. Experience supporting intercompany activity and/or group reporting environments preferred. ERP experience required (SAP preferred).
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Certification: CPA/CMA a plus (not required).
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Functional Skills: Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and internal controls. Demonstrated ability to execute close processes, prepare reconciliations, and maintain documentation discipline. Ability to work independently in a lean environment, prioritize competing deadlines, and communicate issues clearly with proposed solutions.
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Technology Aptitude/Skills: Advanced Excel proficiency; strong MS Office skills. ERP proficiency required (SAP preferred). Familiarity with workflow/reporting tools is a plus.
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Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to collaborate effectively with finance leadership, Operations/Supply Chain, Sales, and external partners (auditors/advisors as needed).
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Leadership/Behaviors: High integrity and accountability. Proactive, detail-oriented, and process-driven with a continuous improvement mindset. Comfortable operating with ownership in a lean environment.
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Culture Match Behaviors: Reliable, team-oriented, and responsive. Demonstrates ownership of work quality and follow-through; supports a scalable and disciplined finance function.
Core Values that Apply to All Positions:
- Courage
- Connectedness
- Adaptability
- Sustainability