Associate Accountant

Associate Accountant

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Date:Jul 2, 2026

Location: Carthage, MO, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

We make life more comfortable.

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries.

Leggett & Platt, Inc., is searching for a Associate Accountant within our Corporate Accounting department to help support our business. As a global-diversified manufacturing company, it’s sometimes hard to explain all the different things we do. We like to say, “we’re the biggest company no one has ever heard of.” We are confident you interact with one of our products in your daily life without knowing it. Whether it’s the mattress you sleep on, the car you drive, or the furniture you sit on, our high-quality components are there supporting you. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

What will you be doing as a Associate Accountant?

• Coordination and analysis of financial information for a specified number of domestic and international operating facilities

• Day-to-day contact with division accounting staff, operating managers and other corporate departments

• Analysis and reconciliation of Balance Sheet and P&L accounts

• Review of accounting internal controls

• Assisting internal and external auditors with analysis and reconciliations of accounts

• Supporting the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and external reporting

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance-related field (a minimum of 9 hrs of accounting is required)

• Good interpersonal skills

• Solid understanding of accounting and strong ability to communicate, both written and verbally

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work

• Ability to work in a team-based environment

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Ability to provide support for other areas of the Company, including finance, tax, credit, information technology, etc. and identify accounting related matters

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated strength in Excel

Things we consider a plus:

• CMA and/or CPA designation

• Master’s degree in accounting or business administration

• Cumulative 3.30 GPA and 3.5 GPA in major

• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management and/or Microsoft D365

• Experience in a manufacturing environment

  What to Do Next

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Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.

• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.

• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.

• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us!

We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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