Senior Accountant

With locations in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, Forum Communications Printing addresses commercial printing and mailing needs with our high-quality print and mail solutions. Services include magazine, catalog, book, and tradeshow printing, brochures, direct mailers, postcards, variable data printing, statements, glossy inserts, annual reports, fulfillment, first class mail pick-up, and print & digital publications. Forum Communications Printing is part of Forum Communications Company, a 5th-generation, family-owned, Upper Midwest media company. 

Join Our Team as a Staff Accountant

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team in a dynamic manufacturing and cost accounting environment.  This is a great opportunity for a developing accounting professional who is ready to leverage their experience and take on greater responsibility in both financial reporting and operational accounting. This is a full time role, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, and will be based out of our Fargo, ND printing operations.

Essential Functions

• Own key areas of the monthly close, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and identifying and resolving variances, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Analyze job cost and production data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve profitability and operational decision-making
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending automation, standardization, and better control measures
• Take ownership of balance sheet integrity, including inventory and manufacturing-related accounts, and proactively investigate discrepancies
• Partner with operations and leadership to provide actionable financial insights, including budget-to-actual analysis and forward-looking forecasts
• Prepare and enhance financial reporting, focusing on accuracy, clarity, and usefulness for decision-makers
• Actively contribute to system and workflow improvements, helping to modernize accounting processes and increase scalability across all entities
• Support and improve the accounts payable process, ensuring accuracy while identifying opportunities to streamline and strengthen controls
• Participate in multi-entity accounting and consolidation activities, gaining exposure to more complex accounting structures
• Ensure compliance with sales tax and other regulatory requirements, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency in filings
• Take initiative on special projects, including process redesign, reporting enhancements, and cross-functional finance initiatives

  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
• 3+ years of experience in accounting or finance
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Experience working with/exposure to consolidated entities is a plus
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Proficiency in accounting software, Microsoft Office applications, Google Sheets, and Crystal Reports
• Strong attention to detail, organizational and time-management skills, and a willingness to learn

Expected compensation for this role is between $65,000 and $70,000/year, based on qualifications and experience.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Forum Communications Company is a family-owned media and technology leader with more than a century of delivering trusted, quality journalism and innovative business solutions. Storytelling is at the heart of who we are, but today, we’re so much more than a newspaper. As one of the Upper Midwest’s leading media organizations, we’re driving the future across print and digital news, sports streaming, technology, broadcasting, commercial printing, and full-service agency advertising.

Our teams are made up of passionate, purpose-driven people who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. Along with a competitive benefits package, you’ll find real opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact within a culture that celebrates ideas, values people, and knows how to have fun along the way. Come for the perks. Stay for the community.

Forum Communications Company offers the following to all Full-Time and 32-Hour Benefited employees:

• Health, dental, and vision packages
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
• Additional options for critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
• Retirement benefits with company match
• Generous PTO and paid volunteer hours

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. FCC currently does not offer employer sponsorship.