Accounting Manager - Operations

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for ensuring that expenses, variances, production and inventory transactions are reported accurately for their plant.  Income Statements and Balance sheets need to be reviewed and managed properly and with integrity.  They need to be able to work closely with management to accurately provide explanations for variances while maintaining independence and ensure proper accounting guidelines are followed.  Reporting properly, accurately, and timely to both finance and operations leadership is a key requirement.    Must have an understanding of the full accounting and production cycle.  The Plant leadership team will rely on this role as a key business partner to the operations team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Monthly accounting for inventory accounts – closing of WIP accounts, recording inventory revaluation by SKU for current period, reviewing related liabilities for any adjustments.
• Review of all Income Statement accounts to ensure recording of expenses are in correct period and account.
• Prepare all necessary accruals or pre-paid entries specific to the plant(s).
• Reconcile all account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts monthly related to plant(s).
• Prepare monthly financial results reporting as required by finance managers and operations leadership.
• File all necessary government reports monthly (MA, PMMB, etc.) accounting for all inflows and outflows of raw product leading to timely payments of the correct amounts.
• Lead budget process and work with cost center owners to provide explanations for any changes from prior periods.
• Prepare annual cost model for each budget and forecast, work with plant to adjust assumptions as necessary to prepare analysis of changes.
• Adjust cost models for new product lines / product runs in the plant and understand production flow / changes needed are accounted for correctly.
• Able to perform cost studies and review alternative formulations and ingredient substitutions.
• Review production order variances and work with operations to provide documented variance reporting.
• Able to work on projects that involve finance support in the areas of operations related to assigned plant(s), include fixed cost analysis, productivity studies, mix reporting, etc.+
• Able to report Ad hoc as needed.

Education and Experience:   

• Bachelor's degree with an accounting concentration or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience with an understanding of general ledger, account geography, account reconciliations, GAAP and audit reporting requirements.
• Manufacturing experience is a plus.

Skills and Competencies: 

• SAP or similar ERP experience required.
• Ability to create ad hoc queries in databases.
• Understands full accounting / production cycle.
• Requires minimal supervision.
• Looks for ways to improve reporting.
• Excel “power user”.
• Must be organized with the ability to prioritize meeting multiple deadlines.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships both internally and externally.
• Strong communication skills to work with various departments within the organization.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to present data as needed.

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The pay range for this position is  -  

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience and location.