Plant Accountant

Plastipak • East Longmeadow, MA

7d

About The Position

The Plant Accountant serves as the financial business partner for the East Longmeadow, Massachusetts location and helps steward the operation’s financial well-being. The role performs key accounting activities and ensures site business transactions are fast, accurate, and compliant, while identifying opportunities for improvement. It leads the site’s budgeting, forecasting, planning, costing, and reporting cycles; supports plant leadership in developing action plans to achieve targets; and serves as the site’s financial subject matter expert and liaison to Corporate Accounting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 2 years of accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of costings, accounts payable and receivable, forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Experience with an ERP system.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting experience in manufacturing.
• ERP system experience, preferably SAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, planning, costing, and reporting cycles for the site.
• Ensure the plant complies with the Company’s accounting policies and procedures.
• Work with Plant Leadership to develop action plans to achieve targets.
• Control the monthly physical inventory and valuation process, as well as the perpetual inventory control system.
• Research and analyze negative impacts to the P&L, report findings, and recommend improvements.
• Serve as the site’s subject matter expert on financial matters and act as liaison between the site and Corporate Accounting.

Benefits

• Wellness programs.
• Health insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life insurance.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Accidental insurance.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Hospital indemnity insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company matching contribution and a profit-sharing feature.
• Paid time off, starting at 80 hours within the first year and increasing subsequently.
• Paid company holidays.
• Dependent care flexible spending account.
• Caregiving via Care.com.
• Pet insurance.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program.
• Travel assistance.
• Employee discount programs.

What This Job Offers

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