Operations Accountant I

This role will be responsible for handling the core accounting responsibilities for the department with and in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and the accounting process end to end. This role will also review, analyze, and interpret all financial and budgetary reports. A successful candidate is a team player who will continuously look for opportunities to make the team more efficient and effective, advocate best practices, develop, and maintain operating procedures, keep attention to detail and use problem-solving skills to find effective solutions.ResponsibilitiesRun daily, weekly, and monthly reports to ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items involving inventory valuation and plant expenses.Manage and maintain accountability for accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of accounting processes including month-end activities, variance analysis, key inputs, balance sheet reconciliations, etc. of accounts managed by the department.Analyze balance sheet, assets, and expenses accounts to summarize and explain financial and statistical results comparing to budget and prior month amounts.  Provide explanations for variances.Demonstrate proficiency in inventory, manufacturing, and accrual accounting procedures.Utilize the available ERP and expert systems to obtain information needed in the research and reconciliation process.Develop/maintain reports to communicate financial and statistical information to management and/or the appropriate functional business group.Develop and maintain updated SOPs to support departmental tasks and processes.Demonstrate proficiency in the tools utilized by the department including Excel, Access, and other office tools.Assist with internal and external audits by preparing client schedules and worksheets as needed.Develop driver-based Budgets for Plant Operations.Other projects as requested by management to support the Finance department.Collaborate closely with onsite teams and participate in onsite meetings to drive departmental objectives.Competencies:Problem Solving - Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.  Works well in both individual and group problem solving situations and with all levels of colleagues or management.Analytical - Collects and researches data focusing on detailed accuracy; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.  Seeks answers to resolve issues, explain financial data or complete projects even it requires dealing with ambiguity.Initiative – Self-motivated with the ability to make timely decisions without prompts; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Driven to complete tasks and asks for and offers help when needed.  Challenges the status quo by identifying processes in need of improvement and suggesting ideas for corrective courses of action.Oral and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.  Prepares and edits work for content, meaning, completeness, comprehension and spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret information.Forward Thinking – Uses experience to develop routine and ad-hoc reporting to identify trends or variances and to support financial data.