Senior Accountant
The Senior Accountant is responsible for assisting the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in overseeing accounting operations of the organization, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulations. The main function of the Senior Accountant is to gather, prepare, verify, and consolidate monthly financial statement packages. The Senior Accountant is responsible for accuracy and communication of two subsidiary company financial statements along with the preparation of consolidated financial reporting packages. The responsibilities of the Senior Accountant for the two subsidiaries will include site-specific Accounts Payable/Receivable, Cash Management, and other processes as necessary. In addition, the Senior Accountant will review cost accounting across the company and be the primary point person on the global consolidation and adherence to US generally accepted accounting principles.
The job is based in Lafayette, IN. This is a full-time, exempt position. Days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but is flexible based on need. Travel of 10-15% could be required for this role.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provide daily accounting for entities in the UK and in California. Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, the monthly close process, and ensuring proper accounting for manufacturing transactions, including inventory, cost of goods sold, fixed assets, and variances.
- Preparation and accuracy of global consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows, ensuring compliance with GAAP and company policies.
- Review and analyze financial statements from other subsidiaries to complete the global consolidation.
- Consolidate and build financial plans for the organization, including collecting and tracking headcount, operating and capital expenses.
- Be the bridge for our Global finance leadership team, interacting and supporting our subsidiary finance management staff.
- Provide additional support and cross-train with other finance positions to develop adequate back-up when necessary.
- Validate and analyze subsidiary financial statements, General Ledger accounts and ad-hoc reports.
- Further develop and maintain Global Accounting Policies and Standard Operating procedures to ensure compliance with GAAP, maintain internal controls, and compliance with relevant legal regulations.
- Coordinate with external auditors to facilitate the audit process and implement solutions to any relevant audit findings.
- Provide ad-hoc financial analysis for packaging, logistics and manufacturing to support strategic business decisions.
- Conduct variance analysis to forecast, track KPIs, and identify opportunities for improvement. Prepare and present insightful KPI analysis to support global leadership in decision-making
- Spearheads the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Implement and/or develop financial models, standardization and reporting automation to drive business decisions and continuous improvement to finance tasks.
- Analyze current processes and structures to provide recommendations for continuous improvement and efficiency. Develop processes to enable an efficient completion of routine monthly and quarterly deliverables.
- Prepare narratives, graphs, and other financial analysis.
- Develop a network of contacts across the company to benchmark and implement best practices
- Apply analytical skills to interpret financial results and determine issues critical to the success of operations
- Participate in or lead special projects as business needs develop.
- Work with managers on cost reduction efforts and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Apply analytical skills to interpret financial results, determining issues critical to the success of financial operations and identifying opportunities for cost productivity across the organization.
Position Key Performance Indicators
- Site specific close LCD +3
- Global consolidated Close LCD +7
- Companywide EBITDA
- Company-wide gross revenue v. budget & prior year
- Company-wide expense v. budget & prior year
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes)Required Education/Licenses/Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- MBA preferred; not required
- CPA and/or CMA desired
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license and the ability to meet the minimum requirements for insurance.
- Must maintain a valid passport for international travel to Canadian and UK subsidiaries.
Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum three to five years’ finance or accounting business experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment required
- Proven experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with and explaining financial data to employees at a variety of levels in an organization
- Strong interpersonal skills in engaging with others and learning their area of the business
- Ability to work in and lead team projects when needed cross functionally within the business
- Strong analytical skills to gather data from multiple sources and report findings
- Ability to take initiative and work independently; motivated self-starter
- Expert at proficiency with advanced features of Microsoft Office software products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Strong understanding of General Accounting (GAAP, IFRS) and Cost Accounting principles
- High level of integrity and ability to maintain strong controls environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills- ability to work with information and technical earning agility
- A meticulous attention to detail and data accuracy with an ability to step back and see the big picture
- Top-tier analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to effectively articulate financial stories in a clear and concise manner, written and verbally
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Must be transparent, provide detailed frequent updates to management and be accountable
Preferred Experience & Skills
- Experience working with ERP systems
- Financial analysis ability such as return on investment, IRR, NPV, and payback analysis
- Six Sigma and/or Lean manufacturing experience
- Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment showing gradual responsibility progression
- Experience with Adaptive Insights, Tableau, Power Query, Power BI, and/or SQL a plus
- Willingness and ability to reset priorities if business circumstances require
