Senior Accountant

Westlake•Houston, TX

36d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the comprehensive accounting functions of specific manufacturing assets with a strong emphasis on inventory control and variance analysis. Duties include recording, reporting, analyzing and communicating financial activity and results.

Requirements

Knowledge of cost accounting principles, financial statement preparation and analysis is required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
Thorough attention to detail and accuracy.
Must be comfortable presenting to Management and communicating results across multiple levels within the organization.
Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and perform self-review of work product for quality in a dynamic environment.
Knowledge of JDE system is required, and BPC consolidation accounting system is preferred.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting with four to five years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Two plus years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting is preferred.
CPA, CMA, or Master’s degree preferred.
Cost accounting experience is preferred.
Experience in a manufacturing environment working with A/P, General Accounting, Payroll, Inventories, Fixed Assets, Cash Accounting, Financial Analysis & Reporting and Multi-plant and budgeting is also preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the accounting of a specific manufacturing plant and distribution center including complete ownership of the P&L, Manufacturing Statement and Balance Sheet accounts.
Partner with Supervisor-Accounting to execute month-end, quarter-end, and annual close duties, including accruals, product costing and reviewing financial information to ensure the financials are accurately and timely reported. Prepare and post journal entries and reconcile accounts.
Preparation of monthly variance analysis and reporting packages for various Management teams.
Partner with Supervisor-Accounting in monthly forecasting and annual budget preparation.
Responsible for the preparation analysis for capital expenditures (AFE), including development of payback financial calculations.
Ensure accuracy of fixed assets. Assist with the periodic verification (count) of fixed assets, ensuring that counts are properly executed and adjustments timely posted. Support fixed asset disposals and transfers to ensure the accounting is correct.
Partner with Supervisor-Accounting to ensure accuracy of inventory. Assist with the periodic inventory verification process, ensuring that counts are properly performed within corporate guidelines and that adjustments are timely posted.
Perform month-end inventory revaluation procedures, establish slow moving/obsolete reserves, and handle overall costing of inventory. Investigate month-end count variances and help with root-cause corrective actions. Support inventory reporting.
Coordinate and support activities across locations and departments.
Manage multiple deadlines and respond quickly to management requests.
Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure adherence to and effectiveness of internal control in own area of responsibility.
Facilitate internal and external audit needs.
Research and application of technical US GAAP requirements.
Other ad-hoc duties and analysis as assigned by Supervisor-Accounting.