Schedule: Full-time

Location: Chaska, MN (Onsite)

Do you desire to make a meaningful difference based on your daily efforts? We are seeking a fun, yet strategic, roll-up your sleeves, Accounting Manager to join our leadership team. The ideal candidate would enjoy process improvement, problem solving, working with ERP systems, and collaborating with others to drive manufacturing excellence. The primary purpose of this position is to provide accurate financial data while coordinating and supervising the operations of the Accounting Department. This opportunity offers a wide variety of responsibilities and reports to the President. If your skills are a match and you possess a growth mindset, we are eager to meet you!

Successful team members at our organization identify with the following characteristics:

• Self-disciplined
• Inclusive in nature
• Highly skilled
• Humble
• Honest
• Decision maker
• Positive change agent
• Able to prioritize between multiple tasks

Compensation based on experience. Annual salary range of $96,000-$116,000 including bonus. This is an onsite position that supervises in-person staff. The Company’s normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

About us: Olsen Tool & Plastics is a family-owned, plastic injection molding company with 40 employees. Located in the southwest suburbs of Minneapolis, we are proud to be a stable company that has been in business over 60 years. We use our expertise and commitment to ISO 13485 to produce high quality parts for the medical device, agricultural and industrial industries. We are a performance-driven culture that prioritizes work life balance while enjoying a family-like atmosphere.

Scope of Work:

• Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to accounting staff.
• Oversee new and existing product costing and pricing to ensure profitable margins are achieved.
• Work with the management team members to ensure efficiencies are identified and implemented.
• Complete special projects as assigned in the areas of insurance, payroll, benefits, costing, taxes, sales, and general operations.
• Maintain employee data and submit payroll bi-weekly through Paychex.
• Prepare and book general ledger journal entries as needed.
• Complete month-end close and account reconciliations in a timely manner.
• Prepare financial statements and perform variance analysis.
• Aid in the development of company metric goals and regularly report on results.
• Administer all aspects of fixed assets.
• Determine qualified Research and Development tax credit projects and gather related support.
• Assist with the preparation of year-end tax work papers.
• Create or modify Crystal Reports as needed.
• Update the overhead allocation calculation on an annual basis.
• Serve as a key ERP system resource within the organization.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or able to demonstrate skills required
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
• ERP system, Crystal Reports, and payroll software experience (preferred)
• Exercise independent judgment and perform advanced accounting tasks
• Work professionally with confidential data
• Must be highly detail-oriented with strong prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to follow instructions and demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and as a team member to achieve common goals
• Must promote and maintain good business relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers

OTP is an Equal Opportunity Employer