Plant Accountant

Plastipak Packaging • East Longmeadow, MA

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About The Position

The Plant Accountant serves as the financial business partner for Plastipak’s East Longmeadow, Massachusetts location and stewards 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.

The Plant Accountant leads the site’s budgeting, forecasting, planning, costing, and reporting cycles; supports compliance with company accounting policies and procedures; and works with Plant Leadership to develop action plans for achieving targets. The role also manages monthly physical inventory and valuation and the perpetual inventory control system, analyzes and reports negative impacts to the P&L with improvement recommendations, 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; manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of costing, accounts payable and accounts receivable, forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• ERP system experience.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting experience in manufacturing.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Wellness programs.
• Health insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death and 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 profit-sharing feature.
• Paid time off: 80 hours within the first year, with subsequent increases.
• 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. Some benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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