Plant Accountant

Milliken and Company; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Milliken & Company is seeking a finance leader to oversee financial activities across its Hillcrest, Gillespie and Gilliland plant locations in South Carolina. The role focuses on standard costing, budgeting, and internal controls while guiding the plant management team to optimize profitability and ROIC.

Limited travel to corporate HQ in Spartanburg will be required. The successful candidate will lead period-end closes, ensure accurate reporting, and collaborate with operations to drive cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in entry level management accounting environment preferred.
• SAP experience and manufacturing background are advantageous.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to influence and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the period-end close process and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Uphold consistent financial practices across plant operations, budgets, costing and forecasting.
• Maintain strong internal controls and conduct timely reconciliations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

SAP experience

Manufacturing experience

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree - Accounting/Finance/Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leaderwhose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. Fromindustry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products thatenhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn .

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position will cover the Hillcrest plant in Simpsonville, SC; Gillespie plant in Union, SC; and Gilliland plant in Laurens, SC and reports to the Advanced Finance Leader with a dotted line to the Plant Manager. The plant finance leader is responsible for managing activities to achieve low-cost operations. This is achieved by maintaining accurate standard costs and budgets while managing actual spend activities as well as ensuring an effective internal control environment. This position provides financial leadership to the plant management team to help solve business and manufacturing opportunities. Minimal travel is required for finance meetings at corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, SC.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the period-end close process to ensure accurate data and timely, reliable financial reporting.
• Apply and uphold consistent financial practices across plant operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting, and forecasting.
• Champion a strong internal control environment by adhering to all governance, risk, and compliance requirements, including timely and accurate account reconciliations.
• Drive initiatives that improve profitability, strengthen ROIC, streamline processes, reduce costs, and enhance overall financial performance.
• Maintain financial oversight of major capital and expense spending while supporting effective asset management.
• Lead and certify all inventory and material cycle counts and related clearings.
• Analyze spending and financial variances, translating findings into actionable insights for the Plant Manager and other manufacturing and business partners.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and day-to-day direction to finance administrative positions.

SAFETY

• Adhere to all plant safety policies and compliance regulations.
• Actively support the plant’s safety culture by completing safety audits, participating in safety projects, identifying site hazards, contributing to safety improvements, and serving as an active member of a safety team.
• Complete all required annual safety training.
• Strengthen team safety performance by developing systems that identify and address safety opportunities. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Ensure team safety audits are completed and all resulting action items are addressed promptly.
• Ensure associates receive the training necessary to perform their jobs safely.
• Enforce safety rules and drive continuous improvement in housekeeping.
• Lead and document investigations of near misses and incidents occurring during the shift.
• Ensure all findings and action items are entered appropriately in the database and completed in a timely manner.
• Model safety as a core behavior and lead by example.
• Encourage active team-member participation in safety processes.

QUALITY:

• Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to quality by understanding and complying with the Milliken Quality Policy, applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), relevant ISO 9000 standards, and all Company Policies related to this position.

RESPONSIBLE CARE:

• Understand the applicable requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RC-14001) and follow plant procedures to maintain compliance.
• Understand the RC-14001 Significant Aspects of the role and help ensure appropriate controls are in place to reduce or eliminate negative impacts.
• Identify, communicate, and implement actions that minimize waste, prevent pollution, and conserve energy.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the plant’s environmental, health, safety, security, and Responsible Care performance and programs.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree - Accounting, Finance, Industrial Engineering or related field

QUALIFICATIONS – PREFERRED

• SAP experience
• Manufacturing experience
• 3+ years in entry level management accounting environment
• Professional accounting certification (CMA and/or CPA) a plus

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proactive and willing to take ownership and responsibility as a highly motivated self-starter
• Leadership skills with the ability to influence others and promote change
• Ability to work and gain results in a team environment
• Desire to continuously look for improvement opportunities (efficiency, automation)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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