Operations Accounting Analyst

The Pittsburgh Paints Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pittsburgh Paints Company is seeking an Operations Accounting Analyst to own operations accounting and cost management across multiple sites. You will report to the Operations Accounting Supervisor and support the PPC Supply Chain Operations.

Key duties include monthly closings, reconciliations, cost analysis, ad hoc reporting, inventory accounting, and assisting with SOX audits. Travel to plant sites is required quarterly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Cost accounting experience strongly preferred and SAP experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong communication/leadership abilities.
• Willingness to travel quarterly to plant sites.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closing procedures and account reconciliations.
• Evaluate reconciliations to identify trends and ensure balance accuracy.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis for manufacturing, distribution, and leadership.
• Support re-costing initiatives and analyze cost changes in real time.
• Assist plant and DC leadership with cost actions, capital analysis, and ad hoc tasks.
• Oversee inventory accounting and physical inventory practices at plant locations.
• Assist with SOX audit compliance and internal/external audit inquiries.
• Support Supply Chain Operations and Finance leadership.

Skills

Excel

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Costing systems

Job description

As an Operations Accounting Analyst, you will have ownership for all things operations accounting and cost management for multiple manufacturing and/or distribution sites. You will also support ad hoc requests for the PPC Supply Chain Operations. You will report to the Operations Accounting Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closing procedures and account reconciliations
• Evaluate account reconciliations to identify trends and ensure accuracy of the account balances.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis on an ongoing basis to service manufacturing, distribution and business leadership.
• Help facilitate and perform re-costing and analyze results to understand real-time cost changes
• Support the plant & dc manager and the leadership team with understanding results, proactive cost actions, capital investment analysis, and other ad-hoc tasks.
• Oversee inventory accounting and physical inventory financial practices for the plant locations
• Help with SOX audit compliance and other issues raised by internal and external audit.
• Support the PPC Supply Chain Operations and Finance leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with 5+ years of accounting or related experience
• Prior cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Outstanding Excel knowledge required.Strong communication and leadership skills required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• SAP and costing experience, preferred.
• Travel quarterly to plant sites

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship (now or in the future). This includes H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visas).

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