Senior Plant Accountant

Gateway Search Associates
  • Florence, KY
    3 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, KY

    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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