Accounting Manager
Company: Norris Cylinder Company
Primary Location: 521 Green Cove Road SE, Huntsville, AL 35803 USA
Employment Type: Salaried | Full-Time
Function: Finance
Main Duties & ResponsibilitiesJOBSUMMARY:
Directs financial activities of an organization by performing the followingduties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Competencies:
Assists the company in achieving budget objectives (EBITDA, NWC, Sales, etc )by establishing, monitoring, analyzing critical business and manufacturingKPIs.
Provides ad hoc analytics to summarize and illustrate business risks oropportunities in achieving budget objectives.
Responsible for the month-end close process to ensure timely and accuratecompletion of the close, including preparation of assigned journal entries.
Maintain and prepare monthly financial reports. Willing to be hands-on in thedocumentation and recording of complex transactions.
Assist Controller in forecasting company business activity and financialposition in income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expectedoperations.
Key contributor to all aspects of inventory costing and supports manufacturingperformance improvement efforts as needed.
Review the labor and OH rate periodically with controller. Maintain those rateswithin ERP system for annual cost roll.
Work with engineering and operation team to understand the manufacturingvariance. Be able to suggest improvement in operation or router update.
Works with the Controller to identify Continuous Improvement projects in theaccounting and cross-functional department and set appropriate milestones toachieve. Fosters a culture that seeks to challenge the status quo and driveimprovement.
Identify & support cross-functional continuous improvement projects asneeded. Develops analyses as required to support critical business decisions.Drive cross-functional process efficiency through the adoption of technology orERP functionalities. Works with IT to drive necessary ERP modifications.
Assists preparation capital request process (RFA).Provide support for analyticsthat communicates project ROI.
Assists the Controller in the preparation of the annual budget and recurringforecasts. Identify Risk and opportunities with cross-functional teams,develops mitigation plan for risks. Drives forecast accuracy.
Assists in the preparation and execution of various audits of the company'saccounts.
Prepares SOX Testing Compliance documents as scheduled.
Helps to ensure internal controls are in place and operating effectively bymonitoring, transactions and identifying deficiencies. Ensures companyprocedures are in line with corporate policies.
Use relationship database tools and be able to perform data mining. Be able totranslate the data into an executable action plan.
QualificationsREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Business or Accounting
At least five years of management/supervisory experience.
5+ years' experience working in a manufacturing environment and Cost Accountingexperience.
Experience with SOX compliance.
Ability to effectively prioritize and multi task.
Attention to detail, timeless, and accuracy.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must have strong Excel and PowerPoint skills. Minimum of pivot tables,v/h lookup, macros, graphs.
OTHER COMPETENCIES:
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating andmaintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routinereports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups ofcustomers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Abilities:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concretevariables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability tointerpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, orschedule form.
Other Qualifications:
An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Therequirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/orability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individualswith disabilities to perform the essential functions.
