Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Corporate Island Campus and Manufacturing Center (2901 Leisure Island Way, Knoxville, TN 37914)

Join the Explore Industries Team!
At Explore Industries, we’re more than just a leader in swimming pool design and manufacturing—we’re a team driven by respect, integrity, and innovation. We believe in empowering our employees, fostering collaboration, and delivering top-quality products that set industry standards.

We are hiring a Staff Accountant to support the monthly close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional or recent graduate who wants to build a strong foundation in corporate accounting while gaining exposure to financial analysis and management reporting.

You will work closely with the Finance and Accounting team to keep records accurate, complete reconciliations and journal entries on time, and support the analyses that help management understand performance. The work sits at the intersection of the monthly close, account analysis, and supporting management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the monthly close process, including preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and general ledger analysis.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies and support actual-to-budget and actual-to-prior-year variance explanations.
• Maintain supporting documentation and assist with preparation of year-end audit schedules and external auditor requests.
• Support preparation of monthly management reporting packages, financial dashboards, and ad hoc analyses.
• Help analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability by company, business unit, product, or customer as needed.
• Support ERP data quality and contribute to improvements in accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Build and maintain accurate Excel workbooks for reconciliations, analysis, and reporting. Experience with Power Query or Power Pivot is a plus.

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and fundamental accounting concepts (debits/credits, journal entries, reconciliations).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS/IFS, and basic financial modeling or analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills when working with financial data.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with both accounting and non-accounting audiences.
• 0–2 years of accounting, internship, or related experience preferred. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Manufacturing, distribution, or multi-entity experience and ERP skills (Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred) are a plus.

Why Explore Industries?
Compensation

• Salary Range: $52,000 - $68,000 annually
• Actual compensation will be based on experience and job-related skills.

Benefits & Additional Compensation
Eligible employees may receive access to the following benefits and programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Optional life and disability insurance
• Other incentive or compensation programs may be available depending on the position

Learn more about us at exploreindustries.com.

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.