Qualifying
1. Can you describe your experience with month-end closing responsibilities, including preparing journal entries and ensuring monthly transactions are correctly recorded • This question assesses the candidate's hands-on experience with financial closing and reporting tasks. 2. How have you contributed to the development of monthly forecasts and annual operating plans in your previous roles • This question evaluates the candidate's involvement in financial planning and their ability to collaborate with different departments. 3. Can you provide an example of a time when you identified and implemented a financial process improvement? What was the outcome • This question gauges the candidate's problem-solving skills and their ability to drive process improvements. 4. How do you ensure strong internal control processes are maintained and followed within a plant or business unit? • This question checks the candidate's understanding and implementation of internal controls. 5. Describe your experience with SAP and Microsoft Excel. How have these tools helped you in your previous accounting or finance roles? • This question assesses the candidate's technical skills and familiarity with essential software tools.
Position Purpose
• Manage and assist Plant Controller in plant spend forecasting and analysis, cost accounting, financial closing/reporting, and inventory management activities while ensuring internal controls are in place and being followed for the Colonial Heights site, Precon, and multiple Spectra Toller locations
Position Responsibilities
• Perform month-end closing responsibilities including preparing journal entries, ensuring monthly transactions are correctly recorded, analyzing, reporting and presenting spend, production credits, MUV, inventory adjustments and PPV performance • Analyze and report financial results on a weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis vs. prior year, plan, and forecast • Assist department managers in developing monthly forecasts and weekly pulses (operations, maintenance, HR, engineering, HSE) • Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly, develop action plans and lead resolution on accounts • Support development of the site’s annual operating plan and annual strategic plan • Coordinate and assist with multiple annual physical inventories, storeroom inventory, and fixed asset audits • Assist site personnel, Accounts Payable, and Procurement with the resolution of blocked invoice payments as necessary • Maintain/improve strong internal control processes and educate site through monthly finance learning series • Support new product costing • Implement financial process improvements to reduce cycle times, automate work, improve forecast quality, and enhance reporting and analysis processes • Identify cost savings and productivity projects and track savings • Special projects, ad hoc analysis, and other duties as required
Qualifications - Required
• 4-year degree in Accounting or Finance • Minimum of 1 year experience in an accounting or finance position
Qualifications – Preferred
• SAP experience • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products, especially Excel • Ability to understand plant and business activities with a view broader than just the finance function • Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and communicate financial data to non-financial personnel • Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills • Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills • Self-motivated and results oriented, proactive, able to prioritize to meet deadlines |