Accountant

Tenneco•Lake City, MN

51d

About The Position

The Plant Accountant is an individual contributor who works in a collaborative team environment and partners directly with the Plant Finance Manager and management team to drive and attain financial objectives for a plant with annual sales of $8M–$9M. The role supports plant accounting, financial planning and reporting, internal controls and compliance, cost accounting, plant operations, and transactional and cash-management activities. The position works with internal partners including the Tenneco Lake City team, Group Controller, department managers, supervisors, and plant personnel across Production, Production Control, Purchasing, Customer Service, HR, and Engineering. External relationships include the Federal-Mogul Powertrain (FTL) team and corporate stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field.
At least three years of general accounting experience.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
Proven ability to meet strict deadlines.
Demonstrated initiative in proactively solving problems.
Hands-on experience with SAP software.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive or engine manufacturing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly forecasts, weekly flashes, and the annual operating plan (budget).
Prepare internal and external accounting reports, including detailed analysis of monthly variances.
Generate and input month-end journal entries.
Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations; promptly investigate and resolve reconciling items.
Maintain plant accounting functions in compliance with SOX and Corporate Policy.
Manage SOX process-flow documentation, control matrices, and required annual testing.
Maintain CIP (Capital in Progress) and fixed asset inventory; coordinate physical inventories and prepare Capital Appropriation requests.
Adhere to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) processes, procedures, and government regulations.
Maintain standard costs on all manufactured and purchased parts.
Coordinate annual and monthly physical inventory counts.
Ensure cost accounting, general accounting, billing, payroll, and accounts payable tasks are completed on schedule.
Calculate and approve material surcharges and rebates related to molten metal sales.
Approve and transact joint venture, FTL, and wire payments.
Prepare and approve Lake City and Lake City Traded payments to FTL, including positive pay data adjustments.
Prepare cross-company invoices, such as management fees, payroll, and warehousing costs.
Monitor and resolve open accounts payable and accounts receivable issues.
Process miscellaneous cash deposits and provide backup support for invoicing and accounts payable as needed.