Staff Accountant

Company: Novolex
Location: Florence
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

At Novolex, we take pride in supporting our families across the globe. Our team is rich in diversity and our entrepreneurial culture encourages continuous personal growth and teamwork. Our careers include manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain, finance, HR, product development, sales, marketing and an ever-expanding array of others to support our continuing rapid growth.

Job Title:

Staff Accountant

Position Summary:

The Accountant position is responsible for the overall general accounting and/or costing functions, plant accounting for three designated plants, audit support and compliance reporting. The position is also responsible for the maintenance of the general ledger, account reconciliations, and working with other departments in the business including Treasury, AP, AR, Pricing, Customer Service, Operations, Legal and Payroll. The Duro Bag business is comprised of 9 plants in the U.S. and Mexico, in addition to several separate warehouses, with annual revenues of approximately $725M. This position reports to the Accounting Manager.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Assists Operations with various inventory functions including physical counts, reporting, variances, and controls
• Participate in standard cost updates and year-end Standard Cost rollup process
• Assists in managing the month-end closing and prepares journal entries as necessary
• Prepares detailed account reconciliations
• Prepares a quarterly review of balance sheet GL account balances
• Prepares governmental reports and other notices as required
• Analytically reviews profit and loss variances on a monthly basis
• Prepares various analytical reports for management and plant operations
• Provides support in local and state tax calculation and compliance reporting
• Works with Operations on capital projects and fixed asset audits
• Works on special projects as required
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, as needed
• Focus on continuous improvement

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA/CMA preferred
• 0 to 3 years' experience in finance or accounting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized, team-oriented, flexible, and self-motivated
• Able to prioritize work tasks that may differ from day to day
• Knowledge in Excel including Pivot Tables and data mining
• Thorough knowledge of GAAP, accounting standards, and regulations
• Excellent judgment and decision-making ability

Please no recruiting agencies

Following GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements.

Novolex does not publicly post salary information on job boards.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to, selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual, who because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact Jamie Wells at hrcompliance@novolex.com.

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City: Florence

State: KY

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