Plant Accountant

• Financial Analysis & Reporting
  • Track and review all manufacturing spending; propose reclassification entries or accruals as necessary and note anomalies for management
    
  • Perform financial and manufacturing analysis including variance analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
    
  • Provide COGS forecasting including standard cost, PPV, and manufacturing variances.
    
  • Investigate and explain financial variances.
    
  • Prepare plant reports including explanations of variances
    
  • Liaise with internal/external auditors for quarterly and annual audits
    
• Inventory & Cost Accounting
  • Manage inventory accuracy, reconciliations, and financial impact analysis.
    
  • Perform cost runs and validate product costing working closely with Engineering
    
  • Analyze production and purchase price variances.
    
• Month-End Close
  • Prepare journal entries including accruals and reclassifications.
    
  • Reconcile accrual and prepaid accounts.
    
  • Support audits
    
  • Ensure confidentiality and integrity of financial data and ensure compliance with GAAP, client CPG Policies and SOX internal controls.
    
  • Review Trade and Intercompany Revenue and COGS to ensure accuracy and help ensure Intercompany receivables / payables are in balance
    
• Budgeting & Planning
  • Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
    
  • Calculate labor and overhead rates.
    
• Business Partnership
  • Provide financial insights to plant leadership.
    
  • Support operational efficiency and cost improvement projects.
    
  • Support Corporate requests for data including Government surveys and Tax requests
    

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
  
• Four–Seven years relevant experience.
  
• SAP experience primarily in GL, Costing, Procurement and Inventory in a mfg. environment
  
• High level analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to recognize errors and/or inconsistencies and take action
  
• CPA or CMA preferred
  
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office suite with advanced understanding of Excel
  
• Work in Plant business office environment with regular visits out into the Chemical plant
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to speak with all levels
  
• High degree of flexibility, organizational and time management skills required to effectively handle multiple concurrent projects, a fluctuating workload and rapid changes in priorities
  
• Ability to work overtime when required for closing activities, budget deadlines or special projects
  
• Minimal travel is required (<5%)