Plant Staff Accountant

POSITION PURPOSE

The Plant Staff Accountant is responsible for the plant general accounting function through active involvement in month end-closing assignments, account reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly internal reporting, and supporting periodic governmental/compliance reporting. This position ensures the success of the of the coil operations accounting function and is required to have strong organization skills, good research skills of using online database tools, good math aptitude, data entry skills, and be able to communicate effectively.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Performance of day-to-day accounting/bookkeeping activities for the Dayton TN manufacturing facility.
• Receives, verifies, and enters vendor invoices and employee expense reports; resolves any purchase order or receiving discrepancies with appropriate departments. Facilitates payment of vendors, including verification of federal ID numbers and ACH information, and entry of payment batch into the accounting system.
• Reconciliation and entry of purchasing card transactions and collection and verification of supporting documentation.
• Calculates, reports and monitors sales tax on paid invoices.
• Creates invoices according to company practices and submits them to the customers. Posts customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable.
• Monitors accounts receivable for past dues, submits monthly customer statements and assists Controller or other collections personnel with past due balances.
• Assists Controller with general accounting duties including month end journal entry preparation and entry, account reconciliations and internal reporting requirements.
• Responsible for month end inventory consolidation and entry into the business system. Review, reconcile and resolve any unexpected variances.
• Support Controller with other requirements such as labor reporting, expense and overhead analysis and fixed asset reporting.
• Assist with internal SOX testing in the areas of Fixed Assets, Management Reporting, Revenue, Procurement & Operations.
• Serve as a back-up for other departments such as generating purchase or sales orders on an as needed basis.
• Assist Controller in ad hoc process improvements and special projects as needed.
• Support the implementation and enhancement of ERP systems – site’s transition from current ERP to SAP

NATURE & SCOPE

The Plant Staff Accountant reports directly to the plant Financial Controller. This role interacts with various plant departments as well as BAC Americas finance personnel.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of Accounting experience, with experience in manufacturing preferred
• Strong systems and ERP knowledge – SAGE 100 and/or SAP ERP (S/4 HANA) knowledge preferred.
• Demonstrated successful communication within all levels of an organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite – specifically Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects to meet specific deadlines.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing this job, the employee will be required to stand and walk up to 30% of the time. The position requires up to 10% travel and occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

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