Staff Accountant - Fixed Assets & Leases

Description

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Compass Minerals (NYSE : CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature's challenges for customers and communities. The company's salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

Summary

Detail-oriented Fixed Asset Accountant to manage the lifecycle of tangible and intangible assets in a dynamic and asset-intensive organization. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate accounting for capital projects, fixed assets, leases, and related financial transactions. Must demonstrate critical thinking, initiative in resolving asset-related issues, and thrive on structure and collaboration. Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to support asset tracking, project accounting, and financial reporting accuracy.

Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following :

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)

Oversee and monitor Construction in Progress (CIP), partnering with project managers and site controllers to ensure accurate cost tracking and timely capitalization.

Calculate capitalized interest on qualifying assets under construction, ensuring proper treatment in accordance with company policies and GAAP.

Maintain the fixed asset subledger, ensuring timely and accurate recording of acquisitions, transfers, retirements, and disposals.

Perform subledger-to-GL reconciliations monthly, ensuring completeness and accuracy across cost, depreciation, retirements, transfers, and impairments.

Coordinate physical asset verifications and site observation reconciliations to ensure alignment between field records and financial data.

Support site controllers and corporate finance team throughout the annual budget preparation process and ongoing capital forecasting process.

Perform monthly account reconciliations, including detailed depreciation expense analysis.

Record monthly and quarterly entries for intangible assets, AROs, mineral rights and leases.

Prepare quarterly roll-forwards for PPE, accumulated depreciation, intangible assets, mineral rights, and AROs.

Monitor AROs and track obligations related to mining site restoration.

Maintain and reconcile lease accounting records in accordance with ASC 842.

Assist with internal and external audit requests.

Support internal control testing by helping document controls, perform walkthroughs, and assess controls are design and workability.

Contribute to ongoing process improvements, policies, and checklists for fixed asset management.

Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

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

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field.

Strong understanding of GAAP and asset capitalization criteria.

Familiarity with lease accounting, depreciation methods, and ERP systems (JD Edwards) preferred.

Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.

Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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