Manufacturing Accountant - GAAP & ERP Focus

Lochinvar, LLC; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Disability programs

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A. O. Smith is seeking an Accountant I to support the general ledger, month-end closing, budgeting, and cost analyses in line with GAAP policies.

This role involves plant expense analysis, accounts payable coordination, bank reconciliations, and journal entries. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or related field) and 1–2 years of accounting experience preferred, with strong Excel and ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics). Knowledge of manufacturing accounting is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Internship, co-op, or 1-2 years of accounting experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis).
• Experience with ERP systems preferred (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, NetSuite, etc.).
• Manufacturing or inventory accounting exposure preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble plant expense analysis and report updates to the staff on a regular basis. Coordinate the accounts payable function for all plant operations.
• Prepare bank reconciliations for all operating, disbursement, payroll, and investment accounts.
• Prepare specific monthly journal entries, sales tax returns, and warranty expense account analysis.
• Analyze and reconcile any discrepancies within the general accounting functions. Will report on utility use, expenditures, etc. and provide analysis for senior management review.
• Settle and close production orders, investigate production variances.
• Provide research assistance as required and respond to inquiries and requests from internal sources.
• Assist as backup for payroll, daily invoicing, and sales updating. Provide payroll approval.
• Observe all procedures and policies in accordance with GAAP, company policy, and federal/state regulations.
• Review all purchase orders and provide updates to the plant manager regarding exceptions and expense levels.
• Reconcile all expenses to budget.
• Provide internal financial audits and cycle count audits – issue reporting.
• Prepare trial balance analysis.
• Perform other activities as needed or as requested.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

NetSuite

Job description

A. O. Smith is seeking an Accountant I to support the general ledger, month-end closing, budgeting, and cost analyses in line with GAAP policies.

This role involves plant expense analysis, accounts payable coordination, bank reconciliations, and journal entries. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or related field) and 1–2 years of accounting experience preferred, with strong Excel and ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics). Knowledge of manufacturing accounting is a plus.