Plant Accountant

Avancez • Hazel Park, MI

2d

About The Position

The Plant Accountant will be responsible for providing accounting services for their designated plant. Responsibilities include analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. This position will also be responsible for monitoring and achieving the operation’s annual goal while providing financial, analytical, and decision-making leadership to the local team members. The plant accountant is an integral member of the local team, and will help to achieve overall organizational goals. This role offers the opportunity for growth and to provide and suggest changes that could be implemented in multiple locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Experience: 5+ years’ of general accounting experience
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook, MFG PRO/QAD or similar ERP experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Strong experience in creating/reviewing annual/monthly/weekly budgets and forecasts.
• Hands on experience in month closing process.
• Ability to manage multiple and one-time projects with urgency and confidentiality.
• Willingness to be flexible and work a demanding schedule.
• Ability to be creative and lead change in a dynamic environment.
• Goal oriented and work well in a team environment.
• Organized and detail-oriented

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing activities per the published closing schedule.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes for all accounting areas as required.
• Analyze various balance sheet, income instatement and expense accounts, and reconcile differences.
• Perform monthly intercompany invoicing and reconcile intercompany month end balances, investigate differences.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of employee benefits and investigate/resolve variances.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of all bank accounts.
• Payroll funding posting and reconciliation of related general ledger accounts.
• Posting of hourly labor charge outs to projects.
• Review and resolve open items on the unconfirmed accounts payable report on a timely basis.
• Assist with external and internal audits.
• Recommend, lead, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with maintaining financial systems and ensure compliance with GAAP and other regulatory authorities.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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