Senior Accountant - Corporate & Operations

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Corporate and Operations Senior Accountant

The Corporate and Operations Senior Accountant supports accurate, timely financial reporting for Corporate by managing the corporate general ledger while serving as a hands-on finance partner to manufacturing and distribution operations. It tracks operational performance, cost savings and capital investments so that operating results translate clearly into financial results.

This is a high-visibility growth opportunity for an accounting professional with 4-5 years of experience who enjoys partnering with operations, analyzing data and solving problems, has strong technical accounting skills and wants to contribute to a stable, growing manufacturing organization.

Relationships

The Senior Accountant works under the direct supervision of the VP of Finance and the Corporate Controller. He or she collaborates with finance staff and management at various levels (including executives), business unit finance leaders, operations, procurement and continuous improvement teams. All work supports the Finance Department and the Company’s Operating Plan.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Finance Support

• Partner with manufacturing, distribution and procurement teams to track and report operational and financial performance.
• Support financial validation of continuous improvement (CI) and cost savings initiatives, including tracking realized savings against targets.
• Prepare capital investment analyses, including IRR and payback calculations, and track approved projects against spending and expected returns.
• Support product costing processes (standard, job and hybrid costing), including manufacturing cost and variance analysis, and help drive consistent costing methods across sites.
• Support production costing to enable accurate margin analysis and informed pricing decisions
• Help build and maintain operational KPI dashboards & driving consistency across sites, covering:
  • Labor productivity and efficiency
  • Throughput and on-time delivery
  • Quality and logistics metrics
  • Sourcing metrics
• Support inventory and working capital analysis, make/buy analyses and Sales & Operations (S&OP) processes
• Prepare data and analysis for regular operating reviews.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Manage the Corporate ledger, including accounting, journal entries and monthly reconciliations;
• Prepare monthly corporate reporting, including explanations of variances to budget and liaise with corporate departments to manage spending
• Coordinate with external service providers engaged to prepare property tax and income tax returns. Gather data for external service providers and assist in the preparation, review and filing of monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns;
• Assist in the development and maintenance of finance policies and procedures to ensure proper internal control as well as compliance with US GAAP, various regulatory requirements and internal company policies;
• Support internal audit initiatives and ensure compliance with corporate policies.
• Research and application of technical US GAAP and other international requirements;
• Assist in the creation of accurate and timely financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statements and related footnotes;
• Coordinate and assist in the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements;
• Assist with finance and other Continuous Improvement/Cost Savings/Profit Improvement projects;

Planning & Forecasting

• Assist in preparing the annual operating plan (AOP) and periodic forecasts for Corporate, including coordinating with executives, and operations-related components.
• Assist in preparing monthly forecasts and scenario analysis for volume, cost inflation and capital spending.
• Develop ad-hoc financial and business analysis as requested.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (required).
• 4-5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.

Certifications & Licenses

• A valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a passport.
• CPA, CMA or progress toward one preferred.

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills; financial modeling experience a plus.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical and business information and work with several abstract and concrete variables.

Personal Attributes

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.
• Clear communicator who can explain financial results to non-finance partners.
• Curious about operations and willing to spend time in plants and distribution centers.
• Collaborative organized and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Eager to learn and take on increasing responsibility.

*The above represents the essential job functions that you are assigned to perform in your job. If you are unable to perform these essential duties, please see Human Resources as IEWC may be able to provide reasonable accommodations against the ADA requirements.