Mill Accountant

Mill Accountant – Charlotte, NC 

Competitive salary based on knowledge and experience plus annual bonus. Your benefits start on your first day!

Your Purpose: 

This position directly reports to the Plant Controller. The incumbent will be responsible for the accounting functions for the Mill including payables, inventories, cost variances analysis and other financial records as may be assigned. This position is primarily responsible for maintaining accurate accounting transactions, records, and reports necessary to substantiate the financial performance of the mill.  The incumbent also assists the Controller in performing monthly analysis of cost records to assist in identification of problem areas.  The incumbent will be responsible for the effective and accurate collection, compilation, and issue of performance reports for plant operations involving production data such as production rates, man hours per ton, and dollars per ton. Additionally, the Mill Accountant will show trends and analyze for cost control applications.  Assist the controller in preparation of quarterly and annual reports and annual operating budgets.

You Have: 

• Four year college degree in Accounting, with a broad background in accounting and cost analysis. 
• 3-5 years of previous qualifying experience in jobs involving accounting practices and inventory control.
• CMA or CPA certification or working towards certification is preferred.
• A career path ambition to become a Mill Controller in 3-5 years and willing to relocate if a suitable opportunity arises.
• Strong analytical computer skills.  Previous experience with SAP or other CMMS systems preferred.

Your Work: 

• Maintain accurate and timely accounting transactions, records, and reports in close coordination and cooperation with Controller.
• Review accounts payable for proper approvals and account codes.
• Maintain fixed asset records coordinating with Corporate Tax Department.  Track and account for capital projects; assure accurate reporting and classification; prepare comparison to capital budget; analyze cost overruns, etc.
• Maintain inventory records of scrap, supplies, alloys, fluxes, billets, finished goods to assure accurate recording of production, production costs, shipments and cost of sales.  Responsible for monitoring and recording cycle count adjustments in accounting records and reconciling detail inventory records with general ledger.  Coordinates physical inventories with corporate accounting and outside auditors.
• Maintain operating statistics – production rates, yields, costs/ton, usage, man-hours, etc. and analysis of trends.
• Assist Controller in preparing division’s annual business plan and budgets, provide monthly reporting of actual to plan to division management.
• Review payroll reporting and cost accounting to include overtime analysis; provide feedback to management on timely basis.
• Assist Controller in office management – equipment purchases and maintenance, office supplies, vendor relationships, etc.
• Supervises and coaches the AP Clerk.
• Responsible for several phases of monthly closing process.
• Performs closing process in absence of Controller.
• Cost reporting/cost analysis – assists controller in preparing monthly reporting to division management on production and process costs.  Works with division management team (General Manager, Superintendents, etc.) in cost analysis, what-if analysis, etc. to analyze and reduce production costs.
• Under Corporate and Controller’s guidance, review/audit division data recording and tracking systems and processes to ensure procedures are in place and followed; information is captured accurately and timely.

The incumbent must perform the above-mentioned duties and responsibilities in accordance with all Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations.  Employees must also report any situation which may have a detrimental impact to human health or the environment to their immediate supervisor.