Fixed Asset and Investment Specialist

Henkel group • Bowling Green, KY

8d • $49,000 - $58,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent relevant work experience
• Minimum 3 years’ previous experience required in Asset management, CAPEX tracking and reporting
• SAP experience required
• Previous experience working in an engineering atmosphere with similar experience preferred
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Must have solid working knowledge of PC hardware and software (i.e. word processing and spreadsheet software)
• Excellent planning and organizational ability
• Knowledge and understanding of OSHA health & safety policies and rules as they relate to the manufacturing industry
• Ability to multi-task and meet project deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in an engineering atmosphere with similar experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure overall governance of Asset Accounting process, Corporate Standard Accounting and local accounting/tax law
• Create and maintain Asset Master Data, utilize Henkel tools to facilitate.
• Process Asset Capitalization, disposals, Sales, and Intercompany transfers
• Handle manual General ledger bookings, Goods in Transit and Financial Material Management activities
• Process various Asset requests using Henkel SAP, Ariba or similar ERP systems
• Register, barcode, and tag new engineering assets like new equipment, machinery, or infrastructure
• Perform physical field audits and assess the operational status or wear-and-tear of technical assets.
• Process asset transfers, reallocations, write-offs, or surplus disposals according to compliance standards
• Prepare various reconciliations/reports and perform month end closing activities
• Partner with Project Managers to monitor ongoing investment /CAPEX Projects spending, tracking, spend forecast and related reporting.
• Escalates project overruns early and work with Project Managers for fixes.
• Prepare and update monthly, quarterly reconciliation/spend reports to include capital phasing across quarters and years
• Work on special projects, small investment projects and reconciliation of KI’s

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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