OxyChem Sales and Inventory Senior Accountant

Oxychem Corporation•Dallas, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

OxyChem is seeking a Sales and Inventory Staff Accountant for its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. This role is crucial for developing a strong foundation for future responsibilities within the department and company. The position involves reporting on sales and inventory, analyzing product costs, reconciling inventory, and ensuring the accuracy of the month-end close process. The ideal candidate will be introduced to additional areas and tasks within the department and company as they progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (with a minimum 18 hours of Accounting)
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to maintain relationships in a hybrid work environment and supporting controllers in various locations
Advanced Excel proficiency
Detail oriented with ability to prioritize during close under time constraints
General understanding and experience with standard, average, FIFO and LIFO basis of accounting for inventory.

Nice To Haves

Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with average costing (material ledger postings and analysis is a plus)
Excels in a flexible environment (role rotations every 12 – 18 months, hybrid schedule and overtime during month end close and peak times)
SAP S/4HANA (FI, CO, PA, BW transactions)
Strong understanding of inventory, intercompany and cost accounting
Exposure to system integration and reporting systems (IBM Cognos, Business Warehouse, SAP Analytics Cloud)
Collaborative and excel in a team environment

Responsibilities

Provide accurate and timely reporting of sales and inventory information.
Analyze product cost data.
Monitor/reconcile terminal and warehouse inventory.
Ensure integrity and accuracy of the month end accounting close process.
Generate and distribute recurring management reports (inventory, reserves, outlook vs. actuals).
Support business and manufacturing locations with month end entries and timely completion of monthly account analysis.
Assist and lead terminal and warehouse inventory physical audits and completion of book to book and book to physical monthly reconciliations.
Provide support for external audits, government and tax reporting.
Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of accounting data, effectiveness of existing accounting procedures and controls, and make recommendations for improvement.
Develop, recommend, and implement accounting practices to promote consistency, application of best practices, task automation, and efficiencies.
Assist with FIFO/LIFO/Split Valuation models and tie-outs to SAP.