Senior Accountant

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to support our Accountin team. This role will be responsible for accounting activities, variance analysis, month-end close, and financial reporting within a SAP environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of GAAP accounting principles, and hands-on experience utilizing SAP to support operational and financial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes related to cost accounting and inventory.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, material usage, labor costs, overhead absorption, and production variances.
• Maintain and review standard costs, product costing structures, and bill of material (BOM) costing data within SAP S/4HANA.
• Prepare inventory reconciliations and ensure accuracy of inventory valuation and related general ledger accounts.
• Investigate and explain purchase price variances (PPV), production variances, and inventory adjustments.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Plant Management to analyze cost drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Support physical inventory counts, cycle count programs, and inventory reserve analyses.
• Maintain cost center reporting and profitability analysis using SAP S/4HANA reporting tools.
• Monitor manufacturing and inventory transactions to ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
• Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and analysis related to inventory and costing.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and controls within the SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Participate in ERP enhancements, testing, process improvements, and system implementations related to cost accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience utilizing SAP, or related SAP modules.
• SOX internal controls from a multi-national publicly traded company
• Strong excel skills
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to business partner and collaborate cross functionally