Senior Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build strong business partnerships with the CTR Leadership Team and provide financial insights and decision support.
• Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls and compliance procedures.
• Maintain and reconcile inventory balances and monitor inventory transactions.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, labor variances, material usage, and production efficiencies.
• Support the job costing system to ensure accurate project and production costing.
• Support and help lead new ERP implementation efforts in coordination with the controller and accounting team.
• Review financial data and trends for accuracy, reasonableness, and completeness; investigate unusual variances and transactions.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analyses.
• Ensure accuracy of intercompany reconciliations and support issue resolution.
• Perform quality and compliance reviews of accounting transactions and reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting systems and reporting processes.
• Absorb and assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Collaborate with plant operations leadership to improve cost controls and operational performance.
• Perform additional ad hoc duties and special projects as assigned.

Competencies

• Strong understanding of GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory accounting principles.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting software.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Possess the highest level of integrity and ethics.
• Continuous improvement orientation/process improvement mindset.
• Proven ability to forge strong cross-functional business partnerships.
• Willing to embrace change and able to implement change.
• Must possess a sense of urgency, a strong work ethic, and a results orientation.
• Able to interact with all levels of management and work in a team-oriented environment with a service attitude.
• Able to explain complex financial concepts and results to non-financial managers.
• Strong leadership, team building, and coaching/mentoring skills.
• Good planning and organization skills combined with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Sound judgement and experience to apply to new situations.
• Solid understanding of GAAP accounting.
• A good knowledge of the rules governing the preparation of financial statements is required.
• Able to consistently meet deadlines and prioritize self and others to meet the Company’s expected delivery times for monthly closing, financial reporting, and other compliance deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of an ERP environment and how transactions interact.

Job Requirements

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining system controls.
• Excellent analytical and observation skills.
• Must be dependable and trustworthy.
• High degree of accuracy.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial services, or project-based accounting environments.
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• Experience with ERP implementations.
• Knowledge of job costing, standard costing, and intercompany accounting processes.
• Experience supporting audits and tax preparation activities.