Kraton Corporation

Senior Accountant

Kraton Corporation$70K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Accounting/Finance
  • 3+ years of accounting experience
  • Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
  • Experience with job costing or project-based accounting a plus
  • Experience with Microsoft Business Central a plus

Responsibilities

  • Complete monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Oversee job cost allocations and ensure accurate project accounting
  • Prepare journal entries and support month-end close
  • Maintain general ledger accuracy and compliance
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and audit activities
  • Use advanced Excel to analyze and interpret financial data
  • Improve processes and strengthen internal controls
  • Oversee the fixed asset lifecycle, including recording additions/disposals and preparing accurate monthly depreciation schedules

Benefits

  • Opportunity to manage core accounting functions
  • Key role in supporting operational decision-making
  • Chance to improve processes and strengthen internal controls
  • Work within a safety-conscious environment with required PPE guidelines
  • Potential for professional growth in a project-based accounting context
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to manage core accounting functions, including bank reconciliations, job allocations, and financial reporting. This role plays a key part in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting operational decision-making.

Responsibilities
  • Complete monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Oversee job cost allocations and ensure accurate project accounting
  • Prepare journal entries and support month-end close
  • Maintain general ledger accuracy and compliance
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and audit activities
  • Use advanced Excel to analyze and interpret financial data
  • Improve processes and strengthen internal controls
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Oversee the fixed asset lifecycle, including recording additions/disposals and preparing accurate monthly depreciation schedules.


Requirements
  • Degree in Accounting/Finance
  • 3+ years of accounting experience
  • Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
  • Experience with job costing or project-based accounting a plus
  • Experience with Microsoft Business Central a plus


PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The employee must perform the job's essential functions with or without reasonable workplace accommodation.

The individual must also be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work or visit within areas where it is required. This includes hard hat, safety glasses, life vest, respirators, ear plugs, steel toed shoes, personal flotation devices (PFD's), or other protective equipment as required by the work performed and location the work is being done.

In addition, the employee must also be capable of:
  • Walking, stepping, climbing, or otherwise moving from one location on the job site to another, which may be of varying heights and access parameters.
  • Standing, stooping, twisting, bending, crouching, kneeling, squatting, climbing, or sitting repetitively and/or for long periods of time.
  • Repetitive movements by feet, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands and back in performance of work.

The Company expects and requires all employees to observe and fulfill all safety responsibilities as outlined in workplace safety training, and actively work toward maintaining a safe workplace. Failure to do so can result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Regular attendance and punctuality are required of all employees.

About Kraton Corporation

Kraton Corporation is a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers, and high-value performance products derived from pine wood pulping co-products. The company's polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants, lubricants, medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing, and footwear. Kraton has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, and Japan, and sells its products in over 70 countries. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Learn more about Kraton Corporation
Size
1,751 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$225.6 million
5 Year Trend
+2.5%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
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