Senior Staff Accountant

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Do you want to work for a stable, growing organization that reaches back more than 130 years?  Our steel tube and pipe products have helped build landmarks and buildings in North America; Come build your career at Zekelman Industries!

Job Description

Zekelman Industries seeks a Senior Staff Accountant. Reporting to the Finance Manager - US, the Sr. Staff Accountant will assist Finance Manager in all routine accounting activities. This role based in Blytheville, AR. This role will lead Blytheville plant on a day-to-day basis as well as monitor inventory valuation for the entire division.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete monthly financial close process, including analytics, commentary and reporting for assigned companies, data entry of all journal entries for all companies

• Track and review steel receipts to monitor daily steel cost compared to consumption cost

• Calculate annual cost standards for inventory valuation purposes

• Understand and monitor the buildup of product cost across the full spectrum of inventory from raw material to finished goods to ensure system calculations are accurate

• Prepare calculation and analysis for standard to actual inventory variance

• Manage scrap processing errors within SAP

• Monitor inventory reports regularly for items with MAP outside of expectations, looking for UoM or costing errors

• Prepare any intercompany cross charges for all assigned companies, ensuring ledger is properly cleared in all currencies

• Coordinate quarterly stockroom reserve for all assigned company operations

• Complete assigned monthly account reconciliations.

• Complete Concur monthly journal entries and account reconciliations details for all assigned companies

• Prepare and issue weekly spending reports to assigned company operations

• Complete yield analysis as required for all assigned company operations

• Develop process and maintain records for monthly internal audit of cycle count process for stockrooms, ensuring no audit issues upon review

• Prepare quarterly forecast updates for assigned companies

• Coordinate the annual budget process for assigned companies and assist with consolidations as required

• Support the annual external audit as required with specific additional focus on inventory analysis

• Prepare quarterly financial disclosure roll-forwards for review and submission to corporate

• Review cost savings initiatives for financial benefits

• Adhoc reporting as required

• Meet all required due dates with completeness and accuracy.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• College/University graduate with 5+ years experience with general ledger accounting, closing, and manufacturing. Ideally working towards accounting designation. Must have extensive advanced knowledge of Excel or similar spreadsheet use. Experience with SAP software would be a plus.

• Must have excellent analytical skills and accounting knowledge. Ability to communicate with management at all levels in a professional manner and have good writing skills to summarize findings. Some travel is required - must be able to travel to Canada. Significant part of workday will be spent on a personal computer.

• Regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance per the posted schedule is an essential function of this role

• Lead and promote health and safety work practices as required by regulatory agencies and company policy

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

• Ability to lift, climb, bend, stoop, push and pull.

• Must be able to lift 60lbs.

• Manufacturing/ Industrial work environment

• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.

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We manufacture superior quality tubular and related products, and provide outstanding service for our valued customers.

We seek to continuously advance the skills and opportunities of our employees, utilizing the latest technology and management tools available to consistently increase profitability and the enterprise value of Zekelman Industries and of our customers.