Plant Accountant

Briggs & Stratton•City of Sherrill, NY

5d•$70,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Plant and Cost Accountant, your goal is to support cost accounting, inventory controls, and other accounting functions by working closely with the finance team and operations leadership. You will achieve this by preparing and creating journal entries and reports for month-end closing, costing, daily operations, and other financial analysis. You will formulate and administer approved accounting practices throughout the organization (Turf Business Unit in support of Ferris brand) to ensure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business and provide reliable information necessary to control operations within the business unit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or related field OR equivalent experience and education.
Minimum of two years of related Accounting/Finance experience.
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
Experience working in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Cost accounting experience preferred.
SAP experience preferred.
Strong analytical skills and knowledge of analysis techniques that assist in report preparation for decision-making purposes.
Thorough understanding of general accounting functions as well as cost accounting and standard cost setting.
Advanced organization skills necessary to manage multiple assignments and priorities.
Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills for interface and communicate with diverse groups.
Desire to grow into a leadership role.
Strong computer literacy, especially experience with financial software systems.
Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location.

Nice To Haves

Excited to bring fresh eyes to a process and identify improvements.
Collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Analyzing and updating the system to ensure accurate production cost, inventory, and labor variances throughout the month.
Performing costing of purchased parts, service parts, and resolving AP discrepancies.
Assisting with month-end closing by calculating accruals, booking journal entries, reclasses, and other system adjustments.
Reviewing account details and following up on month-end closing items when necessary.
Preparing reports daily, weekly, and monthly, which may include but not be limited to production cost, inventory, spend, and other metrics.
Performing standard cost roll at year-end to ensure standards are accurately updated.
Coordinating review of inventory balances and inventory monitoring programs.
Working with functional managers throughout the company to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and offer recommendations for improvement.