Plant Accountant
Employment Type : Full-Time
Overview: The Plant Accountant will report directly to the Regional Controller and will have reporting responsibilities for manufacturing locations in this Region, specifically:- Responsible for the monthly closing process for their assigned plants, analytical review of plant financial statements as well as forecasting and budgeting at the plant level.
- Support the Regional Controller in the development and improvement of processes and methodologies, cost reduction opportunities and the development of operational targets for the assigned geographic region.
- Other responsibilities as needed
Responsibilities: This role is segmented into 3 main themes – Insight, Control and Planning & Reporting.Insight- Identify key performance metrics that impact conversion costs and work with operations on reduction opportunities
- Provide financial leadership for capital management, including working with the manufacturing organization to prepare financial analysis related to cost savings & maintenance projects (“AFEs”)
- Assist plants with monthly forecasts and offer feedback on trends
- Assist Plant Managers when vacancies exist in Plant Controller roles
Control- Reconcile accounts to general ledger
- External/Internal audit support
- Monitoring of standard costs for accuracy
- Assist in the management of the physical inventory audit process
- Conduct plant audits for in scope key controls (SOX, Building Blocks)
Planning & Reporting- Responsible for financial closing process for multiple plant manufacturing locations
- Provide day to day financial and operational support for assigned plants
- Perform manufacturing variance analysis
- Assist in monthly forecasting process
- Assist in preparation of annual budget
- Assist management with financial analysis or special projects
- Responsible for developing plant standard costing
Qualifications:- BS/BA Required in Finance or Accounting – CPA/MBA a solid plus
- 2+ years Accounting/Finance Experience, preferably in a manufacturing industry.
- Must be highly proficient with Microsoft Office tools, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.
- Experience with SAP, Business Warehouse and Hyperion/HFM desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and data-manipulation skills
- Effective communication skills - both interpersonal and written
- Ability to work both individually and in a team environment
- Ability to travel up to 10% of time to assigned locations for internal audits, SOX procedures, year-end inventories and special assignments