Senior Accountant

Pratt Industries•Conyers, GA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant will assist the Controller in producing accurate and timely financial statements. This role involves assisting in the month-end closing and financial reporting process, including account analysis and reconciliation. The position also supports special projects as necessary, ensures compliance with federal and state laws, and performs analysis of operations that drive growth, strategy, and profitability initiatives. The role is responsible for developing financial plans and forecasts, analyzing variances, and processing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and expense reports. A key part of the role includes general ledger detail review, proper creation of journal entries, and ensuring inventory matches asset accounting. The Senior Accountant will coordinate month-end and year-end reporting, prepare accruals and schedules, and submit monthly and ad hoc financial reporting packages. Responsibilities also include daily/monthly P&L reporting, posting monthly journal entries, corporate reporting, account reconciliations, ensuring intercompany balances at month-end, and reconciling outstanding checks from the bank. The role involves analysis of actuals, forecasts, and budgets, operational/financial analysis, managing capital expenditures, operating leases, capital spare parts, inventory, and assisting with external and internal audits. The Senior Accountant will oversee and monitor finished goods inventory and discuss customer complaints with relevant management. Analysis of freight charges and tracking fuel surcharge rates are also part of the duties. The position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to apply common sense understanding, solve problems, and perform mathematical calculations. A working knowledge of computer data entry, ISO and QS quality standards, and office equipment is necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business
Minimum of 3 years of hands-large manufacturing accounting experience
Strong general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll working knowledge
Experience in assessing, analyzing and improving business performance
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent communication skills
Able to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, training and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form
Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with situations where limited information or standardization exists
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure
Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes
Working knowledge of computer data entry
Working knowledge of Quality standards – both ISO and QS
Working knowledge of Equipment used in an office operation and it’s capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation
Strong organizational and time management skills
Reacts well to time pressure
Comfortable working in a plant environment
Motivated to learn all aspects of the manufacturing operation
Strong Excel spreadsheet working knowledge, Word, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

CPA certification is a plus
SAP proficiency preferred

Responsibilities

Assist the Controller in producing accurate and timely financial statements
Assist in the month end closing and financial reporting process including account analysis and reconciliation
Assist in special projects as necessary
Ensure compliance with federal and state laws
Performance analysis of operations that drive growth, strategy and profitability initiatives
Develop and analyze financial plans and forecasts, including variance analysis
Process accounts payable, accounts receivable, and expense reports
Perform general ledger detail review and create journal entries in a timely manner
Ensure inventory matches asset accounting
Coordinate month-end and year-end reporting, prepare accruals and schedules, and submit monthly and ad hoc financial reporting packages
Prepare and report on Daily/Monthly P&L
Post monthly journal entries (standard, accruals, and misc.)
Perform corporate reporting and account reconciliations (analysis and variances)
Ensure Intercompany balances at month end
Download and reconcile monthly outstanding checks from the bank to the balance sheet
Analyze Actuals/Forecast/Budget
Conduct Operational/Financial analysis - Repair & Maintenance meetings with GM/R&M Mgr. /Purchasing Mgr.
Manage Capital Expenditures (Fixed Assets)
Manage Operating Leases
Manage Capital Spare Parts and inventory
Assist with Audit (External and Internal)
Oversee/Monitor Finished Goods inventory
Meet with GM, Production Mgr. and/or Shipping Lead to discuss customer complaints
Analyze freight charges from CL and track fuel surcharge rates weekly