Senior Manufacturing Cost & Operations Accountant

Silgan Containers; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Career development

Job summary

Silgan is seeking an Operations Accountant to support metal procurement, freight and inventory accounting, and manufacturing cost analysis in a fast-paced production setting. You will partner with plant operations, procurement, and finance to ensure accurate financials and transparent operational insight.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in Accounting with 2+ years in manufacturing accounting and hands-on Excel and ERP experience (JD Edwards preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 2+ years in manufacturing or cost accounting environments.
• Experience with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JDE) or similar ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel skills including PivotTables and reconciliation modeling.

Responsibilities

• Validate and process metal receipts and resolve pricing variances.
• Collaborate with vendors and plants to resolve ASN issues.
• Support supplier payments and procurement discrepancy resolution.
• Prepare metal price variance and pass-through reports.
• Complete monthly journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and analysis.
• Review freight invoices and discrepancies.
• Process mill/vendor claims and support monthly executive reporting.
• Maintain standard costs for steel coils and assist cost accounting initiatives.
• Assist ad hoc analyses and cross-functional projects.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JDE)

Job description

Silgan is seeking an Operations Accountant to support metal procurement, freight and inventory accounting, and manufacturing cost analysis in a fast-paced production setting. You will partner with plant operations, procurement, and finance to ensure accurate financials and transparent operational insight.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in Accounting with 2+ years in manufacturing accounting and hands-on Excel and ERP experience (JD Edwards preferred).