POSITION SUMMARY

Ensure accurate and timely completion to include but not limited to, weekly production closings, inventory tracking
and analysis, journal entry preparation, balance sheet account reconciliations, raw material inventory valuation,
accounts payable, vendor claims management and the cost accounting portion of the period end close process.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

 

Ensure the accurate accounting reporting for the plant, to include but not limited to, the cost of production, and assessing the input and output costs of production, in collaboration with the local plant management team and corporate accounting. Assist in monthly and annual inventories, including but not limited to perform samples test counts and reconciliations. Ensure accurate and timely reporting on product plant operations costing data to the management team. Generate and analyze reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), to identify trends. Recommend and communicate improvement opportunities to stakeholders. Provide various reporting and tracking tools to the plant management team including but not limited to, daily production output, supply & packaging variance analysis, yield variance analysis, and labor variance analysis. Gather and verify production reporting and investigate any data discrepancies. Oversee and ensure timely payment and processing of Accounts Payable for raw materials, if applicable to specific location. Prepare weekly, monthly and ad hoc analysis and reports. Assists Plant Controller in annual budget process to help ensure accurate completion and timely distribution to corporate reporting to include but not limited to, compile historical data, prepare spreadsheets, and gather standards changes and analysis for the upcoming budget year. Track purchase variances and analyze to identify trends, opportunities and areas of improvement. Other duties as assigned

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree or four (4) years equivalent experience in accounting

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a manufacturing environment Two (2) years of accounting experience Knowledge of SAP Integral System KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITITES (KSA’s) Experience working under tight deadlines, while ensuring a high level of accuracy Experience with detailed research and analysis Experience communicating and working with mid to upper-level management Full understanding and experience with payroll, accounts payable, cost accounting, general ledger accounting, budgeting and capital expenditures Supervisory experience or equivalent team leadership experience Proficient in Microsoft Office that includes Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Strong research and analysis skills Ability to identify issues and solve problems independently and accurately under time constraints Ability to maintain good working relationships with location manager and supervisors Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines on short notice Strong communication skills including public speaking to groups of 50-200 employees as well as the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with upper-level senior management Ability to effectively lead the department to adhere to policies and meet department deadlines Ability to complete time sensitive projects on your own with limited but reasonable guidance Ability to effectively write and communicate capital expenditure requests

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS

Ability to work in an office and plant environment with exposure to noise, equipment and machinery.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Usual office environment with frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping,
kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing. Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the
use of office machinery. Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as
communication through automated devices such as the telephone. The noise level in the work environment
ranges from normal office levels to loud.