Senior Cost Accountant

About the Role

• Complete month-end, quarter-end, and annual close tasks including accruals and reviewing financial information to ensure financials are reported accurately and in a timely manner. • Coordinate and communicate with plant staff regarding corporate objectives, guidelines, SOPs, deadlines and other accounting activities or requests. • Manage accounting processes specific to plant operations such as P&L, as well as statement and balance sheet accounts. • Analyze pre- and post- close variances to understand root cause and outline a corrective action plan. Prepare monthly variance analysis and reporting package for leadership team vs. budget, prior year as well as forecast analysis. • Responsible for good receipts and ensure they are properly processed, accrued and matched with vendor invoices and outstanding items are cleared. • Prepare monthly forecasts and annual reporting expense and capital budget reports and present to leadership as needed. • Prepare, review and post journal entries while maintaining other documentation required for approvals. • Research and apply technical US GAAP requirements, facilitate internal and external audits needs and perform additional ad-hoc analysis and reporting. • Assist plant leaders with cost savings / profit improvement programs, accounting best practices and sometimes serve as back-up for other team members on vacation. • Complete month-end inventory reevaluation procedures to establish slow-moving reserves and handle overall costing of inventory. Ensure BOM and inventory costs are accurate while investigating month-end count variances and plan corrective actions. • Perform analysis on inventory change P&L accounts to identify, explain and report on manufacturing variances from standards. • Manage inventory accounting processes • provide support with periodic inventory verification process to ensure that counts are performed properly and adjustments are posted. • Provide support with intercompany AR/AP transactions and balance with counterparts monthly.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸month-end
• ▸financial reporting
• ▸inventory accounting
• ▸variance analysis
• ▸journal entries
• ▸us gaap

What You Bring

****Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.**** TBG | The Bachrach Group is partnered with one of the leading chemical manufacturing companies globally on their search for a SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of accounting experience within the chemical manufacturing industry, oil and gas or public accounting. A bachelor's degree in accounting / finance or any related field is required and a CPA is highly preferrable. • CPA, CMA or Master's Degree is highly preferred. • Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 3+ years of progressive experience in public accounting or at least 5 years of industry experience within chemical manufacturing. • Working knowledge of SAP and BPC accounting systems. • Previous experience within manufacturing with AP, inventory accounting, fixed assets, general and cash accounting, financial analysis and reporting and multi-plant budgeting.

Requirements

• ▸cpa
• ▸sap
• ▸bpc
• ▸5 years
• ▸manufacturing
• ▸public accounting

Benefits

Salary range: $90,000 • $100,000 DOE + eligible for an annual bonus Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Work Environment

Office Full-Time