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Job summary:
The Senior Plant Cost Accountant role requires a strong manufacturing and finance background and the ability to harness this knowledge to navigate complex business issues in a multi-plant environment. Willingness to dive deep into the details while keeping an eye on the bigger picture will be critical to find creative solutions and providing insights to the Company's leadership and business partners. Working for the Regional Controller and Operations Controller, as well as working with other cross-functional leadership and team members in the areas of accounting, inventory, costing, standards, variance reporting, and margin improvement to develop processes and tools to improve data for decision making.  Processes and tools should be implemented consistently across all locations and functions to allow for individual location reporting as well as seamless consolidations.
This is an onsite/hybrid role based in our Reno, NV plant.

Key Responsibilities include:

Inventory & Costing

• Work with Operations teams to recommend standards to allow accurate measurement of cost drivers as well as profitability
• Perform periodic cost reviews to update labor/overhead rate assumptions
• Complete inventory reporting and reconciliation for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
• Review job costing / completed jobs to ensure proper inventory valuation
• Monitor cycle count and physical inventory programs; ensure strong internal controls across warehouses and production facilities
• Monitor slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory; partner with Operations to reduce scrap and waste

Variance Analysis & Reporting

• Monitor and analyze margin and cost variances (material usage, purchase price, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap, yield, and run rates)
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead budget variances and provide insights to plant leadership to drive accountability and improvement
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly operational dashboards (OEE, yield, scrap, labor, productivity, waste, etc.)
• Prepare monthly cost accounting close, journal entries, variance explanations, and inventory reserve calculations
• Assist with monthly results commentary as it relates to operations performance

Month End Close

• Assist Regional Controller with month-end closing task, including account reconciliations and journal entries

Compliance & Audit

• Assist Regional Controller and Corporate Controller on facilitating external audits by coordinating physical inventory counts and working with the audit team as needed.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables

• Assist as a back-up for accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including:
  • AP- > processing vendor invoices, check runs, vendor management
  • AR -> invoicing, cash application, and customer management

Capital

• Work with the Regional Controller and plant leadership to prepare capital requests and spending justification

Desired Skills and Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA/CMA preferred
• 3-7 years in accounting / month-end close, cost accounting, or operations finance
• Experience in multi-plant environments and ERP costing.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to influence cross-functional leaders.

Work Environment:

This is a hybrid on-site role. The job will require working in both professional office and manufacturing environments. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  This role will require the use of mandatory safety equipment while working in the manufacturing environment.
The salary range indicated in the posting represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position. Actual salary will vary depending on budget available, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position's qualifications. The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components may include participation in our bonus program, group health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan, paid time off, and paid holidays.
 

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