Plant Accounting/Finance Professional

Our client, a Household Goods, Furniture Manufacturing, and Consumer Durables company, is looking for a Plant Accounting/Finance Professional for their Doraville, GA location.

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Staff Accountant of General Accounting is responsible for providing accounting support to the Managers and other Team Members within the department, assisting with analytical activities to support financial reporting, managing inputs to the general ledger system, ensuring files are complete and maintained as needed, and handling support to complimentary functions such as Treasury, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• This position requires a proactive, analytical, and energetic mindset in addition to possessing strong communication skills and the ability to be detail oriented.
• Execute general accounting processes to support multiple cost centers and plants
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations
• Perform month-end, quarter-end and year-end close procedures
• Research, track, and resolve accounting issues
• Assist with analytical activities to support both internal and external reporting in accordance with accounting policies, U.S. GAAP, and other statutory or government reporting guidelines
• Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data to support the timely reporting of key financial information as required by supervisors
• Understand and execute internal controls related to accountabilities; proactively seek opportunities to strengthen internal controls
• Partner with other functional groups such as Operations Finance, Corporate, and Sales Finance groups to provide accounting support as needed
• Assist with the development of accounting policies and procedures and recommend changes to improve processes
• Assist in the resolution of discrepancies and data maintenance
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential Support external and internal audit requirements
• Ensure agreed upon Service Level Agreements are met Ad-hoc tasks and/or projects as necessary

Requirements:

• BA / BS degree in accounting or finance
• Professional accountancy certification (or working toward certification) such as CPA, CIMA, ACCA or ACA preferred Four to eight years of experience in accounting or finance function
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
• Experience in a shared services or manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience with SOX compliance is preferred
• Technical accounting knowledge Commitment to integrity
• Learning agility Intellectual rigor
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical thinking
• Proactive
• Team player oriented but also able to work well independently
• Ability to work well under pressure in a changing and evolving environment

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities