Primary Responsibilities
- Finance focal point for all North America operations
- Provide insight, analysis, guidance to Business Teams
- Management of all monthly product costing standards
- Contact for all Syntax tickets, review status weekly with reps
- Ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, U.S GAAP, and any local governmental requirements
- Responsibility for all activities with external auditors and third-party service providers
- Participate on local Leadership Team for St. James identifying issues, concerns, impacts to financials
- Coordination of financial forecasts, legal and management reporting, and cost center budgeting
- Management of month-end financial closing activities
- Problem solver for all aspects of AmSty’s business as it relates to Financials
- Ensures integrity and accuracy of business financial data
- Fosters good teamwork and interpersonal relationships
- Conducts work in a safe manner
- Other duties as directed by the Controller or CFO
Job Requirements
- BBS or BS degree in Accounting, or equivalent
- Strong management skills to manage staff in 2 locations
- Proven computer skills, and experience using SAP a plus
- Previous experience in manufacturing cost accounting is desired but not required
- Strong coordination, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills are required.
- Individual should be comfortable working with all levels and functions.
- Candidate should be a self-starter, willing to participate on teams, have the ability to meet deadlines, and be proactive in supporting the functional partners to meet their needs.
- A CPA or equivalent is preferred but not required.
Skills Required
- BBS or BS degree in Accounting (or equivalent)
- Strong management skills to manage staff in two locations
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ensuring compliance with accounting standards
- Proven computer skills; experience using SAP
- Previous experience in manufacturing cost accounting
- Strong coordination, communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
- Comfortable working with all levels and functions; self-starter with ability to meet deadlines
- CPA or equivalent
What We Do
AmSty is a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions and services to customers in a variety of markets throughout the Americas. AmSty is at the forefront of sustainability innovation and circular recycling. The company is a joint venture equally owned by Trinseo LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP. A combination of the second largest polystyrene producer in the Americas and the third largest styrene producer in the Americas, AmSty brings great advantages to its customers. By optimizing our production, marketing and supply chain capability, focusing on safe production processes and leveraging state-of-art technologies, we have developed a strategy for success. AmSty embraces the ideas, attitudes and behaviors that have earned great results and respect for our parent companies. We apply these winning principles in our business model. Safety is paramount to our success at AmSty and it is a core focus in everything that we do. We strive daily for zero injuries and incidents. AmSty values environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and community involvement
