Senior Accountant

Materion•Westford, MA

About The Position

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us! Salary range: 105,000.00 - 135,000.00 USD The salary range listed is a guide for this position and may vary depending on experience, education, geographic location, and other qualifications. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's individual merits and the company's compensation policies. Summary: Materion is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to be the site leader for the Finance & Accounting function and help in decision making for the Westford manufacturing facility. The role will be responsible for performing the necessary accounting activities associated with the monthly financial close, support monthly cycle counting as needed. The incumbent will also do physical inventories, support the annual budget process, calculate standard costs and enhance Visual Manufacturing ERP systems for the Westford business. Additionally, this role will provide value added cost analysis, insights, and recommendations to drive cost reductions and process improvements. An ideal candidate would be result focused who continuously learns, develop, improve, collaborate and communicates effectively.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
Seven plus years of experience in Accounting or Finance
Manufacturing or Plant accounting experience required
Proficient in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and ability to accurately apply the principles
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance.
The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Nice To Haves

SAP experience is preferred
Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Teams; Onestream and Power BI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform month-end closing activities for Westford Operations Finance. This includes preparation of journal entries, management reports, and account reconciliations
Conduct review and analysis related to production order activity, spending and absorption variances, inventory valuation accuracy and any other plant required accruals
Develop standard rates for cost centers and work with engineering on maintenance of plant BOM’s and routers
Work with the planning team to develop monthly manufacturing cost and absorption forecasts based on forecasted demand
Perform monthly reporting on plant KPI’s, monthly spending, production and any other metric deemed necessary to maintain, monitor and improve the overall site performance
Lead and audit monthly cycle counting and annual physical inventory processes
Support activities associated with precious metals including monthly reconciliations
Maintain compliance with US GAAP and all company accounting policies
Maintain procedural documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives
Assist with requirements of both internal and external auditors during quarterly and annual audits
Assist with special projects as needed