Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant About the Company and Opportunity: Our client is a well-established global manufacturer and supplier of essential materials that support a wide range of industries and everyday products. The organization is known for operational excellence, strong financial controls, and a commitment to safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly collaborative plant finance environment where accounting plays a critical role in operation decision-making. Why work here: A stable, well-established organization with strong processes and leadership. Meaningful partnership with plant operations and corporate finance teams. The opportunity to to make an immediate impact through hands-on plant accounting and financial analysis. Overview of the Senior Accountant: Own all accounting functions for an assigned manufacturing plant, including full responsibility for the P&L, Manufacturing Statement, and Balance Sheet accounts. Serve as the primary financial partner to plant leadership, ensuring financial objectives, controls, and policies are clearly understood and followed. Execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including accruals, journal entries, and financial reviews to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Maintain general ledger and supporting sub-ledgers; prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations. Perform monthly variance analysis versus budget forecast, and prior year; identify root causes and drive corrective actions. Analyze inventory change P&L accounts and manufacturing variances from standards. Prepare and distribute daily, monthly, and quarterly financial reports and reporting packages. Develop monthly forecasts and annual operating and capital budgets; present results to management. Prepare and review Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) documentation, including payback analysis; track approvals, closures, and write-offs. Forecast capital spending monthly and ensure timely AFE closures. Ensure accuracy of fixed assets and inventory; assist with periodic physical counts and timely posting of adjustments. Manage inventory costing, revaluations, slow-moving/obsolete reserves, and bill material accuracy. Oversee GR/IR processes and partner with plant and purchasing teams to resolve outstanding items. Process lease accounting and intercompany Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable transactions monthly. Support cost savings and profit improvement initiatives through financial modeling and validation. Research and apply US GAAP guidance; identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives. Support internal and external audits. Perform ad hoc analysis and additional duties as assigned. Preferred Qualifications for the Senior Accountant: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required. 3+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting or 4-5 years of industry accounting experience. CPA, CMA, or Master's degree preferred. Cost accounting experience strongly preferred. Manufacturing environment experience preferred, including exposure to: General Accounting Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Inventory and Fixed assets Payroll Financial analysis and Reporting Multi-plant accounting and budgeting Knowledge of cost accounting principles and financial statement preparation. Proven ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines in a high-volume environment. Advanced MS Excel Experience with SAP and BPC preferred.

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