Manufacturing Accountant

About the role

Ashland LLC has an exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Accountant to join their team at their Calvert City, KY location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Accounting function. This position will report to the Manufacturing Accounting Manager, North America.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closing tasks as they relate to plant expenses and product costing
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to develop annual/ monthly budgets and forecasts in spend and/or production
• Report and analyze variances to manufacturing budgets and forecasts highlighting trends that need further review
• Review and help to resolve aging, open accounts payable balances
• Participate in the process of calculating annual manufacturing overhead rates and product costs
• Analyze and reconcile various balance sheet accounts and maintain supporting work papers
• Participate in internal and/or cross-functional process improvement projects to support various levels of the business
• Support audit activities as deemed necessary
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting SOX related matters

Requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Finance related field (Accounting, Finance…)
• 1-5 years of experience in Financial Accounting
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel required
• Willingness to travel on infrequent basis

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in the United States

Preferred Skills

• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with sophisticated accounting systems and ability to learn new systems and processes - ERP experience required (SAP experience preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Access and other Office programs; Power BI or similar tools a plus

Benefits

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

Pay

NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.