Senior Accountant

Paris Brother Inc.•Kansas City, MO

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant will be a key player in our finance team, taking ownership of complex accounting tasks to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data. This role involves managing item cost within a production environment and ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting principles and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related degree.
3 years of accounting-related experience preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is beneficial.
Experience with Prophix is beneficial
An equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities may be considered.
Sound understanding of accounting principles.
Cost (direct costs, indirect costs, fixed costs, variable costs, inventoriable costs).
Finance and cost accounting analysis.
Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving abilities.
Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships.
Verbal and written communication.
Performing a variety of duties, including changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Find and include suitable cost drivers.
Add value to the budget development process.
Improve decision making.
Ensure accuracy and avoid any possibilities mismatching.
Write detailed reports and make professional presentations.
Manage time effectively and meet difficult deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide analysis of (and maintain related data on) operational costs, especially as they relate to inventory and cost of sales.
Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports on variances by comparing estimated costs to actual production costs and provide reports and observations to management.
Determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.
Conduct thorough financial analysis to identify trends, project future revenues and expenses, and recommend ways to reduce cost and enhance revenue.
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
Development/Review of Manufacturing Budgets used to develop Labor and Overhead Rates.
Other duties as assigned.