Senior Accountant

Join Our Team as a Senior Accountant!This is a fixed hybrid role onsite Tuesday-Thursday in Maple Plain, MN.Join a high-performing global finance organization where your expertise will have a visible impact. We are seeking a Senior Accountant to support our Americas accounting function and play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence within a publicly traded company.Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will be a key contributor to the month-end close process, equity accounting activities, and the ongoing enhancement of our internal control environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of important accounting processes while partnering with colleagues across finance and the broader business.In addition to hands-on accounting responsibilities, you will provide functional guidance to staff accountants, help drive process improvements, and contribute to the scalability and efficiency of our accounting operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive professional who enjoys solving problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and making meaningful improvements in a fast-paced, evolving environment.If you're looking for a role that combines technical accounting expertise, leadership opportunities, and continuous improvement initiatives within a global organization, we'd love to hear from you.What You Will Do:Prepare, review, and post journal entries across various accounting areas in support of the monthly close processPerform and review account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of reconciling itemsSupport a fast-paced close process, including variance analysis, flux explanations, and presentation of financial results in monthly accounting close meetingsMaintain ownership of assigned areas of the general ledger, ensuring accounting is in accordance with U.S. GAAPOwn the end-to-end equity accounting process, including coordination with external administrators and advisorsPrepare and review stock-based compensation accounting, entries, and supporting schedulesPerform technical accounting research and support the preparation of accounting memos for complex or non-routine transactionsDrive continuous improvement initiatives across accounting processes, including close optimization, automation opportunities, and standardizationMaintain and enhance documentation of accounting processes and proceduresServe as both a control owner and reviewer for key SOX controlsSupport internal and external audit requests, including walkthroughs, testing, and documentation preparationProvide functional oversight, guidance, and review support to staff accountantsPartner with cross-functional teams across finance, operations, and other business functionsWhat It Takes:4+ years of progressive accounting experienceBackground in public accounting with exposure to publicly traded companiesExperience working in a SOX-compliant environmentStrong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principlesCPA certification preferredExperience with equity accounting and stock-based compensation preferredExperience performing technical accounting research and drafting memos preferredStrong communication skills, ownership mindset, and collaborative approachAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentSkilled in process improvement, cost control, and scalable systemsAbility to drive efficiency, accuracy, and timely reportingHigh ethical standards and sound judgmentWhat's In It For You:We offer a competitive salary and total rewards packageWe offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible planFlexible Spending AccountsHealth Savings Account (including employer contributions)Dental and VisionBasic and Supplemental Life InsuranceShort-Term and Long-Term DisabilityPaid caregiver leaveYou will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours401k with company match and immediate vestEmployee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rateMatching grants through Protolabs foundationAnd More!$77,000 - $115,100 a year Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity EmployerPhysical Demands:While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.Work Environment:Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.