Plant Accountant II

Job Summary

This position is responsible for a wide variety of accounting and finance functions and is a primary accounting and finance partner with various leaders in their assigned business segment, assisting leadership with the annual operating plan, forecast, and actual reporting that enables management to understand the team's financial performance.

Job Description

• Primary liaison between Accounting and leadership of various corporate business units.
• Regularly meets with leadership to assist in the preparation of the monthly forecast and the annual operating plan.
• Assists with the monthly closing of the corporate financial statements, including recording journal entries and preparing account reconciliations.
• Prepare and record non-standard journal entries in the general ledger system and complete reconciliations of related balance sheet accounts.
• Aids the business with analyzing their variances between actual results and forecast each fiscal month.
• Document and substantiate explanations for these variances for management review.
• Aid the business with monthly updates to their departmental forecast.
• Aid in the ongoing compliance with key internal controls for areas of responsibility.
• Prepare basic management reporting documents.
• This includes identifying variances to the plan/forecast/prior year and communicating explanations.
• Participate in projects which may include, identifying and implementing process improvements which drive efficiencies, technical research, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Initiate basic research on issues identified on respective areas.
• Supports accurate and timely reporting.
• Regularly communicates to business partners on basic financial concepts.
• Researches, analyzes, and resolves reconciling items and unreconciled differences identified during the reconciliation process.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field with 2-4 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail and deadline driven.
• Ability to effectively impact and influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain solid relationships with other departments.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and exceptional Excel skills.
• Knowledge of general ledger accounting systems.

Preferred Requirements

• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting standards and the ability to communicate effectively to non-accounting personnel.
• Oracle/E1 experience.

Scope & Impact

This position is part of the Accounting department which ultimately is responsible for the Balance Sheet and Income Statement of their assigned business unit. Results will be used for internal management reporting, and the more complex accounting concepts which impact the company overall.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

Office environment / no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

For Employees In The US Benefit offerings to employees and their families include: Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance, available 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%. Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks' prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time. More information can be found via: https://learn.bswift.com/la-z-boy. If this role requires travel / driving in order to perform the key responsibilities outlined above, candidates must be able to meet the qualifications noted in the company's Driver Management Program to be considered for the role.