Plant Accountant

Purpose of the Position

• Maintains the integrity of production and costing transactions. Analyzes costing
• and inventory variances to management for review.

Essential Position Responsibilities - This is a Salary Exempt position.

• Maintains production units and raw materials usage in the system. Collects,
• reviews, and verifies shop floor documents. Calculates production units and raw
• material usage, enters into the ERP system. Collaborates with production staff
• to resolve discrepancies. Communicates issues to accounting or operations
• management as appropriate.

• Reconciles manufacturing variances and/or inventory reports and transactions.
• Generates manufacturing variance, finished goods and material inventory reports
• and tracks difference between actual and projected. Ensures compliance to
• established cycle count procedures. Collaborates with production or warehouse
• staff to resolve discrepancies. Elevates unresolved issues to manager for
• further direction or support. Ensures timely submission, accuracy, and validity
• of cost variances. Verifies balances reconciles to the general ledger at
• month-end and may maintain balance sheet accounts, including posting journal
• entries and preparing account reconciliations. Prepares weekly and monthly
• variance and inventory analysis and distributes to management. Responds to
• queries from upper plant management.

• Provides additional accounting support. Prepares multiple reports and analyses.
• Assists plant management team in understanding costs variances and other
• operating measures. Prepares supporting documentation for audits and assists
• auditors as needed. Maintains spreadsheets and other records to support
• budgeting process. Frequently supports special projects for accounting and other
• departments.

• Participates as a member of the Team. Participates in the ongoing development,
• communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies;
• coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members. Attends
• appropriate team meetings. As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness
• regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy
• changes, etc. Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack
• cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with
• the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways,
• and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger
• organization.

• Simmons Operating systems principles and objectives: Is familiar with Simmons’
• established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment,
• company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity
• with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems -
• including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and
• the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

• Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This
• position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this
• position and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person
• as to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the
• work that may be required of the person in this  position.

• Physical Activities: Enters and locates information on a computer. Visually
• verifies information, often in small print. Presents information to small or
• large groups. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear.
• Communicates with Customers, Vendors, or Employees via telephone, in person,
• and/or electronic mail. Requires ability to quickly and repeatedly bend,
• stretch, twist or reach out to file documents into (or pull from) cabinets. The
• employee must  occasionally lift and/or move up to 10lbs.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): As required by visiting facility.

• Travel: May at times need to travel to and from multiple facilities or
• work-sites, possibly requiring overnight stays.

• Technical Experience: 0-3 years’ accounting experience. Preference for
• experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning system. Working knowledge of
• Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.

• Industry Experience: Strong preference for manufacturing experience, with
• preference for food processing.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.

Preferred Education: N/A

We value military experience and welcome veterans to join our team.

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