The Associate RTR reporting to the RTR Team lead is a key role that is responsible for the month-end close process, accrual accounting, posting journal entries, completing account reconciliations in Blackline, variance analysis, audit support, intercompany accounting reconciliation and other ad-hoc projects
Responsibilities- Manage SAP general ledger accounting activities. Primary responsibilities include the monthly and quarterly closing process for related company financial statements, including providing direct oversight to general ledger accounts, preparing journal entries and preparing account reconciliations.
- Works cross functionally with those in other areas, such as Manufacturing Accounting, Global Business Services, Analytical Finance, Treasury and Tax, to co-ordinate process improvements that result in more effective and efficient monthly and quarterly close processes.
- Responsible for the preparation of various accounting requirements, including journal entries, reconciliations, analysis of activities and reporting. Areas of responsibility include execution of monthly COPA assessments, various judgmental accruals and reserves, preparation of account reconciliations in Blackline, as well as assistance with other miscellaneous close activities.
- Have basic understanding on fixed asset accounting, project management and depreciation checks.
- Assists and provides cross-functional support, guidance and escalation management of activities from our internal business partners.
- Takes ownership and drives completion of other activities and processes such as SOX, external and internal audits.
- Preparing Standard operating procedures.
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 2+ years of experience in accounting, finance, SOX compliance and treasury in an SAP environment.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Critical thinking and the ability to “own” responsibilities in a fast-paced environment focused on results
- Team player.
- Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, informal, often ambiguous and rapidly changing business environment
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 2+ years of experience in accounting, finance, SOX compliance and treasury in an SAP environment
- Experience with SAP general ledger accounting and COPA assessments
- Experience preparing account reconciliations in BlackLine
- Basic understanding of fixed asset accounting, project management, and depreciation checks
- Ability to prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and judgmental accruals/reserves
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Critical thinking and ownership in a fast-paced, results-focused environment
- Team player and able to work in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
Avient Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Avient Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Avient Corporation.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with immediate vesting and a company match is part of the package, and company filings confirm employer-supported retirement plans. This foundation positions retirement benefits as a meaningful element of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes vacation and dedicated hours for community service, with many roles offering eligibility from Day One. The offering spans vacation, sick time, holidays, and volunteer time, providing breadth beyond basic leave.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-based bonuses and formal recognition programs complement base pay, and some manufacturing postings describe guaranteed bi-annual bonuses. Overtime pay availability in hourly roles can materially lift take-home earnings.
Avient Corporation Insights
What We Do
Welcome to a new kind of materials company. This is a time where the world craves a more sustainable planet, unprecedented innovation and economic growth. This is a time where people seek strong relationships, diverse perspectives and an opportunity to accept the most pressing challenges of today. It’s in this spirit, that these two complementary businesses have been joined into one. Avient promises to honor the legacies of its past organizations as it seeks to build a world-class sustainable organization – together – that creates value for all stakeholders. Together, Avient will help customers to build a better world with an expanded portfolio of polymer colorant and additive solutions. In addition, all customers will benefit from: • expanded resources, services, development, and technical support • faster and more comprehensive innovation • a combined base of highly skilled R&D teams • a broader, best-in-class solution portfolio • improved geographic reach • enhanced supply security


