Senior Accountant
About The Position
This Senior Accountant position will incorporate financial planning, analysis and controlling activities and is formally titled: Senior Financial Controlling Analyst We are seeking a results-driven Senior Accountant to join a dynamic and collaborative North America team. The Senior Accountant plays a key role in financial planning, analysis and controlling activities to support strategic decision-making. This position is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and ensuring strong financial controls across the organization. The ideal candidate will product cost-based profitability through reconciliation and management of SAP controlling module.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required with Finance or Accounting concentration
- Relevant financial analysis and reporting experience required
- Advanced MS Excel skills required, including extensive use of pivot tables, macros and effective management of hundreds of data files
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills required
- SAP experience preferred
- Ability to sit or stand for 8 hours per day, view computer monitor and move about effectively to fulfill the essential functions of the job
Responsibilities
- Perform monthly budget to actual variances analysis of cost center expenses.
- Provide feedback and suggestions to upper management where significant variances arise.
- Complete monthly closing of the SAP Controlling module.
- Investigate and troubleshoot areas of concern with Controlling group at Parent Company and/or OTC.
- Complete monthly profitability reporting.
- Assess variances and resolve discrepancies between FI and CO.
- Ensure integrity and consistency of inventory accounts, including obsolescence reserve through monthly and annual reconciliation.
- Work to resolve any discrepancies with Cost Accountant, Inventory Management and/or Marketing.
- Assist in complication of forecasts and annual budget for costs, investments and
- Act as power user on Company budgeting/forecasting tool ALLEVO and troubleshoot issues with users as they arise.
- Validate accuracy of inventory adjustments and Cost of Sales through variance analysis
- Manage Internal Orders and Cost Centers within SAP and BW; this includes creation of new orders, communication to appropriate individuals within the organization and maintenance of existing
- Assist Finance department with implementing process improvement initiatives or other action plans to drive financial improvements across the business
- Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual budget forms
- Complete journal entries and perform monthly reconciliations as part of the monthly financial close.
- Act as back up on new product workflow for new product codes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
