Senior Plant Accountant

Markent Personnel; Stuarts Draft (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel in Virginia is seeking a Senior Plant Accountant to provide robust financial support to Operations, aligning with company guidelines. You will handle monthly closings, variance analyses, and annual planning while partnering with plant leadership to drive performance and controls.

The role requires 5-8 years of manufacturing accounting, a Bachelor's in Accounting, standard cost valuation, cost accounting in ERP environments, and strong analytical/problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of Manufacturing Accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or similar.
• Standard cost valuation.
• Cost accounting in an ERP systems environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted business partner to Plant Leadership.
• Provide data driven insights that help drive performance and objectives.
• Track and report actual performance to plans, forecasts and standards.
• Track and analyze spending trends and headcount and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly closing entries.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and analytics.
• Support the preparation of the annual plan and interim projections.
• Responsible for accurate reflection of standard costs.
• Drive process improvements in financial analysis.
• Manage expense vs. capital decisions to GAAP and guidelines.
• Participate as financial advisor and validation on Plant Cost Savings initiatives.
• Maintain conformance to ongoing audit and maintenance of internal controls and oversight.
• Ensure inventories are recorded in accordance with GAAP and reserves are maintained.
• Represent the Finance Team in plant meetings.]

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Senior Plant Accountant will be to provide support to Operations, from an operational and financial perspective compatible with company guidelines. This includes monthly closings, variance analysis, annual planning, and other ad hoc analysis. This position will act as a trusted business partner with leadership and all functions in the facility. This is a visible and important position within the plant and with company leadership outside of the plant.

• Serve as a trusted business partner to the Plant Leadership.
• Provide data driven insights that help the team drive performance and objectives.
• Track and report actual performance to plans, forecasts and standards.
• Track and analyze spending trends and headcount and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly closing entries.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and analytics.
• Support the preparation of the annual plan and interim projections.
• Responsible for accurate reflection of standard costs.
• Drive process improvements in the area of financial analysis.
• Manage expense vs. Capital decisions to GAAP and guidelines.
• Participate as financial advisor and validation on Plant Cost Savings initiatives.
• Maintain conformance to ongoing audit and maintenance of internal controls and oversight.
• Ensure inventories are recorded in accordance with GAAP and reserves are maintained.
• Represent the Finance Team in plant meetings.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of Manufacturing Accounting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or similar.
• Standard cost valuation.
• Cost accounting in an ERP systems environment.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.