Staff Accountant

At Jack Link’s, we feed the journey. We take pride in rolling up our sleeves and getting things done together. Fueled by creativity, passion, and a commitment to doing things the right way, we tackle the hard stuff first and focus on real progress, bold moves, and no excuses. We create opportunities, celebrate wins, own our misses, and push forward as a team, knowing our strength comes from supporting one another and having fun along the way. We cultivate a workplace where passion meets purpose and our Team Members are inspired, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. 

If you’re ready to make a difference and build something meaningful, we want you! 

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Headquartered in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s is strategically positioned with production, distribution, and support centers in key locations throughout North America, Brazil, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. This global network allows Jack Link's to deliver a wide variety of high-quality, great tasting protein snacks to consumers around the world. The company’s portfolio of brands includes Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Wild River®, Golden Island®, Country Fresh Meats®, BiFi®, Peperami® , Mariani and Local Legends Meat Snacks.

Join Jack Link's as a Corporate Accounting Staff Accountant to provide accounting and analytical support to the Director of Corporate Accounting, Corporate Accounting Manager and the accounting team. 

Specifically, you will:

• Perform a proactive accounting review of accruals to improve general ledger accuracy and backend processing efficiency.
• Assist in period, quarter and yearend close activities to include general ledger entries, analysis and account reconciliations.
• Perform intercompany elimination reviews, receivable and payable balancing, and adjusting entries.
• Assist Financial Reporting with accounting policies and procedures as needed to increase the completeness, accuracy, validity, and timeliness of accounting information.
• Assist Corporate Accounting in the preparation and analysis of various financial and operating reports for corporate management.
• Assist Corporate Accounting in the management, review and reporting of travel and entertainment expense processing utilizing Concur.
• Establish strong working relationships with subsidiary controllers and accounting staff to increase financial understanding and implement best practice.
• Assist with yearend audits as needed.
• Maintain accurate, thorough and high-quality analytics data.
• Provide backup to other accounting positions.

Required Education:

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience.

 Required Experience:

• Demonstrated strong attention to detail and organized.
• Must be able to self-manage and operate with minimal supervision and handle assignments that are complex and urgent in nature.
• Fully conversant in Microsoft Office applications, specifically MS Excel.
• Possess strong communications skills.
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Must thrive in a team-oriented environment.

Preferred:

• BPC and Concur experience.
• 2+ years of experience in an accounting capacity.

The salary range for this role is $59,900 - $82,390 (Annually). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.