Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

The Plant Controlling Sr. Accountant is responsible for all plant accounting functions with a strong emphasis on inventory control and variance analysis. The position interfaces daily with Operations Manager(s) and production staff to support continuous improvement and execute business strategy. This role ensures accounting controls are maintained and the plants’ financial objectives are understood by operations staff.

• Operate as the key financial accountant for assigned plant, providing overall control of the balance sheet and P&L for assigned plant. Responsible for the P&L, Manufacturing Statement and Balance Sheet accounts. Coordinate and communicate with plant staff regarding corporate objectives, guidelines, procedures and policies and ensure compliance with same.
• Execute month‑end, quarter‑end, and annual close duties, including accruals and reviewing financial information to ensure the financials are accurately and timely reported. Prepare and post journal entries and reconcile accounts.
• Ensure adherence to and effectiveness of internal control in own area of responsibility. Maintain general and supporting sub‑ledgers and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations, for assigned locations and accounts.
• On a monthly basis, analyze variances with balance sheet accounts and income/expense reports (manufacturing statements), to identify any potential issues prior to close and report on unusual spending. Understand root cause and drive for corrective action. Preparation of monthly variance analysis and reporting packages for various Management teams.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory. Assist with the periodic inventory verification process, ensuring that physical counts are properly performed within corporate guidelines and that adjustments are timely posted. Perform month‑end inventory revaluation procedures, establish slow moving/obsolete reserves, and handle overall costing of inventory.
• Ensure inventory costs are accurate. Investigate month‑end count variances and help with root‑cause corrective actions. On a monthly basis, analyze the Inventory Cost Changes. Identify, explain, and report on manufacturing variances from standards. Support inventory reporting.
• Prepare and distribute daily, monthly, and quarterly reports, including the monthly reporting packages including variance analysis.
• Coordinate and support activities across locations and departments. Manage multiple deadlines and respond quickly to management requests.
• Preparation of monthly forecasts and assist with preparation of annual operating expense and capital budgets.
• Assist with preparation of Authorization for Capital Expenditures (AFE), including development of payback financial calculations. Review AFE's for compliance, financial integrity, and accuracy, as well as supervise the tracking of the AFE through the approval process.
• Ensure accuracy of fixed assets. Assist with the periodic verification (count) of fixed assets, ensuring that counts are properly executed and adjustments timely posted. Support fixed asset disposals and transfers to ensure the accounting is correct.
• Ensure goods receipts are properly accrued and matched with vendor invoices, so that outstanding items are cleared timely (GRIR and VIM processes). Ensure vendor invoices are properly processed by plant and purchasing personnel by coordinating and leading resolution efforts.
• Assist plant management with the cost savings/profit improvement programs. Establish the savings tracking models. Verify financial information on the cost savings/profit improvement plans to ensure accuracy.
• Facilitate internal and external audit requests.
• Identify and lead continuous accounting process improvement initiatives.
• Perform additional ad‑hoc analysis and reporting, as requested. Other duties and analysis as assigned by Manager.
• Share best practices with other team members. Occasionally, serving as a back‑up when individuals are on vacation or absent.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with three plus years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting or four to five years…