Staff Accountant (General Ledger) – Memphis, TN

Under the general supervisor of the Plant Controller, support all accounting functions as they relate to the operation of the Memphis plant including but not limited to office administration, financial and operational reporting, and inventory.

Principal Responsibilities:

• General ledger analysis in support of management review including expense tracking and forecasting
• Reconciliation, analysis, and reporting of critical packaged product costing
• Develop and manage KPI dashboard for OEE reporting and analysis
• Lead efforts to collect, analyze, and report plant scrap data versus plant goals
• Assist in the month-end close of the general ledger; prepare journal entries and account reconciliations
• Analyze total Plant expenditures including comparison to budgets
• Preparation of reports for management
• Assist in physical inventories including but not limited to counting, analysis, reconciliation, and reporting
• Assist in the preparation of the manufacturing budget
• Coordination of office administrative functions including but not limited to office equipment, phones, supplies, etc.
• Cross train and fill in for absent personnel as needed
• Special projects as required
• Any other tasks as assigned by the Plant Controller or other member of Management

Education

• BS/BA Accounting or Business Administration

Work Experience

• 2 - 5 years of related accounting experience
• Strong cost background in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with a fully integrated ERP system such as SAP or JD Edwards

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical & problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of accuracy
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Advanced Windows, PowerPoint, Access and Excel skills required
• Spreadsheet, database, and other automated reporting systems
• Office environment with moderate exposure to manufacturing plant environment