The Senior Plant Accountant is an accounting position that supports the month end accounting process at Winland Foods. This role will assist the Plant Finance and Controllership teams with maintaining the day to day integrity of financial data and ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of the month end close process and the financial statements. This position will provide analytical support to business units through maintaining and integrating accounting systems, audits, and month end reporting. They will also assist with other areas such as Financial Shared Services, Engineering, and Operations Reporting. This position reports to the Area Finance Manager over the Condiments Organization.
Employee Type:Full time
Location:PA North East
Job Type:Finance Planning / Analysis
Job Posting Title:Sr Plant Accountant
Job Description:Schedule: Monday through Friday working 1st shift, with flexibility to support 24/7 manufacturing
Work Location: 11160 Parkway Dr, North East, PA 16428
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.
Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $73k -$109k annually with additional bonus potential
Roles & Responsibilities: - Accountable for driving a timely close process, accurate financials and strong internal controls.
- Leads tasks/projects related to driving profitability, budgeting, audit and capital.
- Performs month end work including preparation of journal entries, analysis of accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and reports
- Assists team members with complex tasks and escalated issues related to month end work.
- Reviews and analyzes accounting work to ensure tasks are complete and accurate.
- Assists with the reporting over monthly financial results
- Participates in ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reviews and maintenance.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.
Qualifications & Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; Master's degree preferred
- Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience required; Manufacturing experience preferred
- CPA preferred
- Demonstrated track record of accomplishing objectives and solving problems
- Must be a highly motivated, results driven, and self-starting individual who can use their work experience and apply theory to prepare cost analysis
- Process improvement experience preferred
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and monitoring progress
- Knowledge of financial systems and multiple ERPs (SAP preferred)
- Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Teams) required
- Excellent communication skills (formal and informal) with business acumen and ability to communicate within all levels of the organization, setting a tone of working in partnership and collaboration
- Occasional travel to business meetings may be required
