Accountant / Inventory Accounting Specialist

TOPPAN Packaging Americas • Batavia, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant / Inventory Accounting Specialist is responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting manufacturing operations, performing month-end close activities, and ensuring accurate costing and financial reporting. This position serves as a key link between production, purchasing, accounts payable, and finance by managing inventory transactions, job costing, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, inventory control, or operations finance experience preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Amtech, Oracle, D365, SAP, IQMS, or similar manufacturing systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Understanding of inventory transactions, standard costing, accruals, and month-end close processes.
• Ability to analyze data, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues independently.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Manufacturing Cost Accounting
• Inventory Management and Reconciliation
• Journal Entries and Month-End Close
• ERP Systems and Reporting
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Cross-Functional Communication
• Process Improvement
• Time Management and Organization
• Compliance and Documentation

Nice To Haves

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Invoice prior-day shipments accurately and timely.
• Verify receiving transactions and ensure receipts match purchase orders.
• Update and distribute daily operational reports.
• Cost receipts to jobs as required.
• Match vendor invoices to receipts and validate pricing against purchase orders.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving receipts, invoices, and purchase orders.
• Reconcile ink inventory cycle counts and process inventory adjustments.
• Generate and distribute Closed Job Reports.
• Submit accounts payable invoices to Corporate at least twice weekly.
• Schedule raw material cycle counts and communicate recount requirements.
• Process inventory adjustments and maintain cycle count logs.
• Reconcile inventories stored at outside warehouses.
• Update monthly reports and maintain departmental files.
• Review WIP and machine operations reports to identify production data errors and excessive labor hours.
• Organize and maintain production records.
• Perform monthly WIP counts with Operations.
• Review open jobs and ensure timely closure.
• Reconcile outside processing costs and inventory balances.
• Verify raw material pricing and job costing accuracy.
• Prepare consumption, aging, waste, and inventory analysis reports.
• Support quarterly cycle count preparation and EPA reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and participate in annual physical inventories.
• Update and distribute annual close calendars.
• Support year-end inventory and financial close activities.
• Calculate and post cost adjustments.
• Process finished goods and raw material scrap requests.
• Maintain annual scrap logs.
• Process lost inventory transactions and related adjustments.
• Transfer material and labor costs between jobs.
• Calculate and transfer excess inventory to odd-lot stock.
• Review completed jobs and close jobs within the ERP system.
• Maintain ERP master tables and system parameters.
• Receive and record inventory held at outside warehouses.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries including: Inventory accruals and reversals, Inventory corrections and GL reclasses, Freight accruals and reclasses, Coupa and AP accruals, Intercompany and vendor invoice accruals, Standard cost and variable cost adjustments.
• Reconcile inventory and outside processing costs.
• Create and post ERP trial balance entries to the general ledger.
• Maintain month-end close schedules and supporting documentation.
• Generate operational and financial reports for management.
• Perform sales reconciliations and inventory analyses.
• Support account reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Ensure timely period close and opening of new accounting periods.
• Maintain rebate and certification documentation.
• Scan and retain required vendor documentation for compliance purposes.
• Provide reports to Operations, Accounting, and Environmental teams.
• Support quarterly cycle count programs and physical inventories.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records supporting accounting activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree