Operations Accounting Analyst

Description

As an Operations Accounting Analyst, you will have ownership for all things operations accounting and cost management for multiple manufacturing and/or distribution sites. You will also support ad hoc requests for the PPC Supply Chain Operations. You will report to the Operations Accounting Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closing procedures and account reconciliations
• Evaluate account reconciliations to identify trends and ensure accuracy of the account balances.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis on an ongoing basis to service manufacturing, distribution and business leadership.
• Help facilitate and perform re-costing and analyze results to understand real-time cost changes
• Support the plant & dc manager and the leadership team with understanding results, proactive cost actions, capital investment analysis, and other ad-hoc tasks.
• Oversee inventory accounting and physical inventory financial practices for the plant locations
• Help with SOX audit compliance and other issues raised by internal and external audit.
• Support the PPC Supply Chain Operations and Finance leadership

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field with 5+ years of accounting or related experience
• Prior cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Outstanding Excel knowledge required.
• Strong communication and leadership skills required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• SAP and costing experience, preferred.
• Travel quarterly to plant sites