Plant Accountant

About the role

Provides comprehensive financial, cost accounting, and analytical support for our client’s chemical manufacturing plant. Partners with the Plant Controller and plant leadership to deliver accurate financial reporting, support operational decision-making, ensure compliance with policies, and drive cost efficiency. This position will report to the Plant Controller onsite at the plant.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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.
• 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, our client’s policies, and SOX internal controls.
• Review Trade and Intercompany Revenue and COGS to ensure accuracy and help ensure Intercompany receivables / payables are in balance
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Calculate labor and overhead rates.
• 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

Benefits and Compensation

The salary range for applicants in this position generally ranges between $85k/yr. and $115k/yr.

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company Pension Plan
• Performance Based Bonus/Commission
• Continuing education

Skills

• Reporting
• Forecasting
• Manufacturing
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Cost accounting