Senior Plant Accountant

Gateway Search Associates
  • Florence I-70 Corridor KY/OH, Kentucky
  • Autofill and Review
30+ days ago

Job Description

Our client, a premier manufacturing organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage plant accounting activities, ensure accurate financial reporting, and maintain strict compliance with GAAP. This role collaborates closely with operations, supply chain, and finance teams to support a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Financial Management: Lead month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, GL reconciliations, and accruals.
  • Plant Accounting: Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory transactions, valuation, and production variances.
  • Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, and production performance insights.
  • Compliance & Audits: Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and company policies. Support external audits and tax filings (including Property/Sales/Use tax).
  • Asset Tracking: Maintain fixed asset accounting, depreciation schedules, and capital project tracking.
  • Process Improvement: Partner with plant management to drive financial process efficiencies and support ERP system enhancements.


Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, strictly within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics).
  • Strong background in cost accounting, inventory valuation, and U.S. GAAP.


Benefits

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, strictly within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP systems
  • Strong background in cost accounting, inventory valuation, and U.S. GAAP.


Numbers & Facts

LocationFlorence I-70 Corridor KY/OH, Kentucky
Websitewww.gatewaysearch.com

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Asset Managementunmatched
  • Capital Projectunmatched
  • Corporate Policiesunmatched
  • Cost Accountingunmatched
  • Cost Analysisunmatched
  • Depreciationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • External Auditunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Managementunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Statementsunmatched
  • Fixed Asset Managementunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Inventory Transactionsunmatched
  • J D Edwardsunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
  • Manufacturing Costunmatched
  • Microsoft Dynamicsunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Oracleunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Plant Managementunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Production Systemsunmatched
  • Project Scheduleunmatched
  • Project Trackingunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • Sales Taxunmatched
  • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
  • Use Taxunmatched

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