Accountant – Corporate Senior
Pittsburgh, PA

Our client is a fast growing Global Manufacturing company.  We are actively recruiting for a Sr. Accountant who can work hybrid

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain timely, useful financial charts/reports to support analysis and decision making
• Participate in month end closing procedures; draft/record journal entries, review account activity, identifying necessary accruals and allocations, and highlighting and understanding unbudgeted financial variations
• Prepare month end account reconciliations, proactively rectifying unreconciled transactions
• Evaluate procurement, labor, and production costs across operational facilities and terminals
• Analyze logistics costs and analyze monthly trends
• Sales, margin, and expense analysis and reporting
• Participate in the annual budget and quarterly financial forecasting processes
• Provide audit deliverables and communicate with the internal and external audit teams
• Perform various financial controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Identify improvements, make recommendations and promote new ideas
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications
• Must communicate effectively by listening, writing and speaking clearly and accurately and keeping the team and management informed
• Must promote cross-training within the department and be willing to help coworkers during absences and high-volume events
• Carries out routine duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision. Makes decisions and establishes work priorities on essentially procedure-oriented operations.
• Must be able to work non-standard hours during peak periods
• Some travel required (10 percent or less)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or related discipline; CPA or path to becoming a CPA preferred
• 3-7 years of experience with a public firm or private industrial company; manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley internal accounting control procedures and processes
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), report writing applications, data extraction/consolidation experience and prior exposure to an ERP system
• Inventory and manufacturing cost accounting knowledge preferred
• Must possess the ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills