Wilmington, Delaware
Plant (Cost) Accountant w/SAP Job Opening in Wilmington, Delaware - We have a contract opening for a Senior Plant Accountant in Wilmington Delaware. This position is approved for 7 months and could be extended. Our client is a world leader in the Chemical Industry. If interested please submit your resume through the portal. If you have any questions you can email me (Chris Aiello) at
Pay Rate: $62.50/Hour
Qualifications:
Maintains general ledgers and performs the complete accounting cycle in compliance with established practices and generally accepted accounting principles. Provides accounting and financial reporting guidance to support business, functional and corporate needs. Analyzes, classifies, and reviews complex accounting transactions and interrelationships. Prepares interpretation of accounting results and advises management. Identifies complex accounting problems, researches solutions, and corrects problem. Examines financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and principles. Ensures internal controls are in place and operating effectively in accordance to Company standards and government regulations. Initiates and leads special projects, etc. for process improvements.
Responsibilities:
POSITION: Plant Accountant - Senior DATE: May 2015 RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintains general ledgers and performs the complete accounting cycle in compliance with established practices and generally accepted accounting principles. Provides accounting and financial reporting guidance to support business, functional and corporate needs. Analyzes, classifies, and reviews complex accounting transactions and interrelationships. Prepares interpretation of accounting results and advises management. Identifies complex accounting problems, researches solutions, and corrects problem. Examines financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and principles. Ensures internal controls are in place and operating effectively in accordance with company standards and government regulations. May initiate and lead special projects for process improvements. Responsible to provide manufacturing cost accounting and services support to manufacturing sites in the US. This position will have primary responsibility for the monthly closing of plant ledgers and for responding to questions on Operations spend, product cost, variances, and period expense. The position works with various accounting and reporting systems to accomplish tasks and must be able to manipulate and organize data for effective presentation. The position provides support to Operations, including cost analysis, inventory control, product unit cost, variance analytics, and financial reporting for special projects. Specific activities include monthly transactional inputs to close process orders, building and validating total product cost, developing cost standards, participating in the standard cost revaluation process and effectively linking this information to the outlook and budget processes, and preparation of account reconciliations. The role will interact across functional lines and will require close communications with numerous site operations personnel and finance managers. Some US travel to plant sites will be required.
SKILLS REQUIRED: ? Bachelor?s degree in accounting required and CPA certification preferred. Attention to detail and strong analytical skills are critical to success. ? 5-10 years of Cost Accounting experience in a standard cost manufacturing environment is preferred and experience in SAP is desirable. ? Position requires strong analytical skills, ability to multi-task, and proficiency in the use of systems, including Microsoft suite of applications, SAP, and reporting systems. ? Knowledge of basic auditing and internal control standards (SOX compliance), and good communication / interpersonal skills, technical skills & functional expertise.
|
