Accountant

Parker Hannifin Corporation; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 88,790 - 148,155; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability programs

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies, is seeking a plant accountant to oversee accurate accounting and financial control for the plant. The role includes budgets, forecasts, cost information, payroll, and financial control to support operational decisions.

The ideal candidate will bring university-level accounting education and 3+ years in manufacturing accounting, with strong knowledge of plant accounting, payroll systems, and financial statement

Qualifications

• University Degree in Accounting. Over 3 years experience in cost or general accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Detailed knowledge of plant accounting and its workings within the divisional and corporate structure.
• Knowledge of plant property assets and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of general accounting, accounts payable, petty cash, and cost accounting.
• Detailed knowledge of company payroll system. Complete knowledge of wage and hour laws.
• Thorough knowledge of financial statements and point out trouble spots to management.
• Must be able to recognize existing and changing market conditions in order to give accounting advice to various departments in their day-to-day job decisions.
• An understanding of lean production process and product ingredients to insure accurate charges of expenditures through accounts payable.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the complete auditing of physical inventories.
• Establishes all inventory control procedures. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory analysis and reconciliations.
• Responsible for all plant asset inventorycontrols. Maintains the fixed asset inventory records of the Plant.
• Responsible for accounting distribution of obsolete and salvageable material.
• Maintaining accountability of production and material by-products and disposal.
• Work with vendors on quality problems determining when and if claims should be filed.
• Establish programs on cost reduction of supply items.
• Directs general accounting transactions, petty cash funds, accounts payable invoicing, and inventory control procedures between plant and division.
• Initiates all reports as required by divisional and corporate accounting on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Provides local management with financial and statistical information to enable them to better control operations.
• Develops and administer plant budgets in conjunction with Plant personnel.
• Responsible for reviewing and presenting plant's financial conditions. Analyze financial statements and make recommendations.
• Participates in overall planning and policy making of the plant as a member of the plant manager's staff.
• Analysis of process flow and material usage in order to spot inventory trouble spots.
• Solves all problems relating to payroll including errors and misunderstandings with employees.
• Responsibility for ensuring Plant Sarbanes-Oxely compliance.

Skills

Accounting

Inventory control

Payroll

SOX compliance

Financial reporting

Budgets & forecasting

Education

University Degree in Accounting

Tools

Payroll system

Job description

Position Summary

Accountable for the administration of accurate accounting and financial control for the plant. Position involves the development of budgets, forecasts, costinformation, payroll and financial control of the Plant.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the complete auditing of physical inventories.


• Establishes all inventory control procedures. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory analysis and reconciliations.


• Responsible for all plant asset inventorycontrols. Maintains the fixed asset inventory records of the Plant.


• Responsible for accounting distribution of obsolete and salvageable material


• Maintaining accountability of production and material by-products and disposal.


• Work with vendors on quality problems determining when and if claims should befiled.


• Establish programs on cost reduction of supply items


• Directs general accounting transactions, petty cash funds, accounts payable invoicing, and inventory control procedures between plant and division.


• lnitiates all reports as required by divisional and corporate accounting on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.


• Provides local management with financial and statistical information to enable them to better control operations.


• Develops and administer plant budgets in conjunction with Plant personnel.


• Responsible for reviewing and presenting plant's financial conditions. Analyze financial statements and make recommendations


• Participates in overall planning and policy making of the plant as a member of the plant manager's staff.


• Analysis of process flow and material usage in order to spot inventory trouble spots.


• Solves all problems relating to payroll including errors and misunderstandings with employees


• Responsibility for ensuring Plant Sarbanes-Oxely compliance.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Accounting. Over 3 years experience in cost or general accounting in a manufacturing environment.


• Detailed knowledge of plant accounting and its workings within the divisional and corporate structure.


• Knowledge of plant property assets and procedures.


• Thorough knowledge of general accounting, accounts payable, petty cash, and cost accounting.


• Detailed knowledge of company payroll system. Complete knowledge of wage and hour laws


• Thorough knowledge of financial statements and point out trouble spots to management.


• Must be able to recognize existing and changing market conditions in order to give accounting advice to various departments in their day-to-day job decisions.


• An understanding of lean production process and product ingredients to insure accurate charges of expenditures through accounts payable.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $88790 to $148155 annually


• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefit & Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.


• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.


• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.


• Career development and tuition reimbursement.


• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.


• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.


• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Aff... Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations. ("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.