Plant Cost Accountant - Rubber Designs

PlayCore Careers•Adairsville, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for driving improvement and changes within the business, processing monthly and year-end closings, and producing financial statements. The Plant Cost Accountant will recommend business process improvements based on reviewed performance, handle bank and account reconciliations, make general ledger entries, and perform product costing via Bill of Materials. This position will also support general accounting duties for the manufacturer's materials division, compile reports as required by management, analyze financials, and drive increased information flow with real-time reporting implementation. The role involves working closely with all levels of management, employees, internal customers, and external auditors. Additional duties may be assigned by the Manager or Supervisor. The role also includes managing the manufacturing site accounting, reviewing performance monthly, and communicating as needed. Key responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, managing standard costing and inventory values, creating checks and balances for operational and data integrity, preparing and reconciling journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals monthly, handling inventory reconciliation, entering daily builds, managing inventory variations/adjustments, and receivable processing and follow-up. The position also participates in the development of financial strategies as part of the Accounting Team.

Requirements

B.S. in Accounting Required
Strong Organizational skills
Must be able to work strategically, and collaboratively across departments
Must be effective, versatile and action-oriented and have exceptional communication skills
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Nice To Haves

2+ years of cost accounting experience preferred
Manufacturing background preferred
CPA certification preferred
QuickBooks experience a plus
short term D365 or other ERP experience preferred

Responsibilities

Driving improvement and changes to the business
Processing monthly and year-end closings
Producing financial statements
Recommending business process improvements based on reviewed performance
Bank reconciliations
General ledger entries
Product Costing via Bill of Materials
Account reconciliations
Supporting general accounting duties for the manufacturer Materials division
Compiling reports (as required by management)
Analysis of the financials
Driving increased information flow with real time reporting implementation
Working closely with all levels of management employees, internal customers, external auditors
Managing the manufacturing site accounting and reviewing performance monthly and communicating as need
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Managing standard costing and inventory values
Creating checks and balances for operational and data integrity
Preparing and reconciling journal entries, account reconciliations and accruals monthly
Handling inventory reconciliation
Entering daily builds
Inventory variations / adjustments
Receivable processing and follow up
Participating in the development of financial strategies as part of the Accounting Team