Our client is a world-class supplier of complex, investment-cast turbine airfoils and other components for the aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine industries.
Job Summary: This position supports the Plant Controller in the direct supervision of the day-to-day general accounting functions, coordination of the month end closing process, and daily/weekly/monthly financial reporting. Primary day-to-day responsibilities include cost accounting; monitor and report variances, standard cost revisions and the ASAT program.
Job Roles
• Enterprise minded understands the needs of the business; creates controls and processes to aid sustainable growth; demonstrates scalable ROI
• Business partner drives value for the business; ensures availability and interpretation of financial information that enables better performance and measurement; ensures understanding and application of financial leverage points
• Influence makes a business case using financial expertise and breadth of understanding; engages other leaders; asks good questions; predicts accurately; contributes by challenging status quo and assumptions
• Compliance organized and aware of legal and local ramifications to decisions and practices; proactively prepared for audits
• Data-oriented anticipates and solves problems from a data-informed perspective; forecasts accurately and tracks closely; intervenes in ways that influence numbers
• Involved and curious spends time on the shop floor to understand business in greater detail; seeks to make improvements and strengthen partnerships through relationship and comprehension; understands operational consequences of decisions
• Coach formally and informally develops others and contributes to talent factory strategy
• Communication and relationship positions information; proactively provides explanation, not merely information; builds trust with direct reports, peers and stakeholders
• Adaptive ownership demonstrates flexibility; manages broad range of responsibilities; identifies value and eliminates wasteful practices; owns outcomes as a member of a leadership team
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Expected to assist in the implementation of EHS value and policy statement and its accompanying principles
• Comply with all department, facility, Corporate and Regulatory EH&S regulations
• Wear all required personal protective equipment
• Report all job related illness and injuries. (Per employee handbook)
• Report all Safety, Health & Environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner
• Attend all EH&S training
Responsibilities
• Business Partnering with Plant Leaders and other departments (LU, capital vs. expense, etc)
• Assist in physical inventory planning efforts
• At close, responsible for analyzing and booking journal entries, review sales reconciliation, nonlegal analysis & one-offs submission, of the NFI submission, and account reconciliations.
• Perform as a Cost Accountant on a day-to-day basis. Assist and oversee the General Accounting functions such as fixed assets, inter-company accounting and financial reporting.
• Assist in financial, internal and governmental audits.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly operations package, Non-Financial Indicators, Balanced Scorecard, and the "checkbook".
• Review/perform account reconciliations.
• Assist in the financial closing and with preparation of journal entries.
• Support management financial requests for information through detail analysis and reporting.
• Assist controller in forecasting/ budgeting as needed.
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Finance or Accounting
• One (1) year of related experience in a standard cost environment as a Cost Accountant
• Five (5) years audit or industry experience in accounting field
• This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.
• CPA or CMA certification
• Baan/Oracle system experience
• 5 - 10 years of directly related experience; standard cost system, manufacturing, and managerial experience.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, managerial skills, self-motivated and team-oriented skills.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of GAAP, with solid analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Must be proficient with computer systems and have excellent excel skills.
• Good communication skills, flexible and a strong desire to learn.