Senior Staff Accountant, Financial Reporting

Sprague is passionate about delivering the diverse products and programs that warm, power and move the world. We keep homes warm through Northeastern winters and hospitals cool through summer. We help small businesses focus on serving their communities, and our renewable fuels keep our country's infrastructure running. From importing wind energy components to deploying leading-edge solar technology to help power terminal facilities, we are committed to continually evolving to meet our customers' changing energy needs.

Our Culture

We recently surveyed our employees to ask them their favorite part of the job. They answered, "The people I work with."

In addition to great coworkers, you'll enjoy perks like medical benefits and retirement contributions that start on your first day.  Employees start with three weeks (15 days) of paid vacation time per year Sprague also provides tuition reimbursement for any employee that would like to further their education. Do you like to get involved where you work?  Is giving back important to you? It's important to us, too Sprague donates back to the communities in which we live and work every year and provides opportunities for employees to support various charities throughout the year. In addition, Sprague offers paid volunteer time to allow employees to support charities which are meaningful to them in the communities in which they live. Sprague has a range of committees to support varying initiatives (Sustainability, Charitable, Scholarship, Innovation, FunForce, etc.). Sprague is a place that cares about its employees, its community, and about creating a place where people want to come to work every day.

Plus, we have some great benefits

• 401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with employer match of 100% of the first 6% of the employee's contribution
• Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic contribution from Sprague
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Flexible Working Policy
• Choice of high deductible and PPO Health Plans to fit your individual needs
• Wellness Program

We want to hear from you

Our Senior Staff Accountant, Financial Reporting is responsible for financial accounting and reporting tasks while ensuring the quality, timeliness, and integrity of financial data. This includes preparing and interpreting financial transactions, reports, and data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal controls as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In this role you will be responsible for determining financial requirements, developing, and implementing procedures or systems to meet specific financial objectives. Ensuring accuracy of the data and proactively consult with management on financial and business issues. If you are great at prioritizing workload, performing under pressure in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy problem solving, then this is the job for you

• Perform month-end journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Prepare and evaluate financial statements, determining variances and trends to report to management.
• Prepare consolidation of multiple business units, including intercompany eliminations and adjustments.
• Partner with FP&A to support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis with actual financials.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the business with practical application to the financial results.
• Work with other accounting staff as well as other departments to ensure internal consistency of reports and analysis; provide direction and assistance as required.
• Identify key trends and analysis for upper management in order to make informed business decisions.
• Evaluate existing accounting methods; make recommendations for improving policies, procedures, controls, and systems.
• Provide financial analysis and written reports to management or other departments as required.
• Prepare month-end corporate and bank reporting packages.
• Assist in year-annual audit.
• Perform other duties as required.

This opportunity is hybrid with at least 3 days in the Portsmouth, NH office.

Do you like to solve problems and consider yourself forward thinking? If you are looking for a place to challenge yourself, then Sprague is your place. Sprague employees are dedicated and driven. We work best as a team, knowing that collaboration leads to innovation and the best customer experience. We are looking for hardworking colleagues to join us and help us stay at the forefront of the energy industry, which is where we've been for the last 150 years.

Qualified candidates for this role will have the following:

• CPA and/or actively pursuing a CPA.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 4 years accounting experience, including broad business exposure.
• Advanced excel knowledge and skills.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems preferred.
• Excellent communication skills including ability to interact well within all departments and at all levels.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management and problem-solving skills required in order to meet rigid daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadline requirements
• Experience with system integration and enhancements desirable.   

Who we are:

Sprague takes a collaborative, customer-centric approach to providing best-in-class energy products and related services throughout the Northeast. Founded in 1870, we pride ourselves on offering customers the expert solutions and high-quality service that help their businesses thrive in any market landscape. Sprague values innovation, safety, integrity, and people. We know that our people are what set us apart from our competition, and we work hard to make sure each employee across our 20+ locations knows how important they are to our community. 

Come join us to learn why we are consistently celebrating 20-, 30-, and even 40-year anniversaries here at Sprague

Sprague is an EEO/AA employer.  We strongly encourage minorities, females, Vets, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

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