Accountant II

trane technologies • Hastings, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related discipline required
• Minimum of 3 years of accounting and/or finance experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment
• Strong PC Skills required: Advanced Excel Skills, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Understanding of cost accounting with overheads and absorption, material backflushing, inventory valuation, and material variance system management

Nice To Haves

• Experience in complex integrated supply chain is a plus
• Proven success implementing process improvement and change management initiatives strongly preferred
• Strong ability to coach and teach junior cost accountants both technical and soft skills relevant to their role

Responsibilities

• Assist in annual budgeting and standard cost setting process, forecasting, and reporting of the income statement and balance sheet
• Manage annual physical inventory process and related reconciliations
• Manage CapEx process and projects with related tracking reconciliations
• Manage the obsolete & slow-moving inventory reserves and planning
• Identify and investigate material variances to ensure accurate material cost
• Execute standards-setting process and maintain standard costs in ERP
• Partner with Controller on the monthly close process, balance sheet reconciliations, and journal entries
• Assist in the education and compliance of financial processes and policies, supporting compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and related audits, as well as company practices & values
• Drive and participate in operational excellence initiatives to support achievement of organizational goals
• Ensure the production of timely, accurate and relevant financial reports to plant management to facilitate understanding and analysis of the business and business opportunities
• Coach & develop cost accountants on both material cost system work and data analytics
• Support with ad hoc analysis of results, budgets, and forecasts with focus on P&L performance, cash flow, working capital optimization, investments and productivity, and financial ratios

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution
• Paid time off includes 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level