Sr. Plant Accountant

Our client is seeking a Plant Accountant to join their manufacturing finance team just north of Nashville, Tennessee (onsite). This contract role will be heavily involved in inventory accounting, cost analysis, operational reporting, and financial support for a growing manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with inventory, work-in-process (WIP), product costing, and manufacturing operations, along with the ability to transform data into actionable insights through Power BI reporting and analysis.

This position offers the opportunity to work closely with plant leadership, operations, supply chain, and executive management while supporting an organization that is currently transitioning to a new ERP platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze inventory valuation, product costing, and manufacturing cost structures.
• Monitor and reconcile raw materials, WIP, and finished goods inventory.
• Perform cost and variance analysis to identify operational trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support monthly close activities, inventory reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Conduct profitability analysis by product line, customer, and production processes.
• Develop forecasts, budgets, and operational reporting to support business decisions.
• Create and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility into manufacturing and financial performance.
• Partner with operations and production teams to analyze bills of materials (BOMs), routings, labor utilization, and overhead costs.
• Participate in and oversee physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.
• Assist with annual audits and inventory control initiatives.
• Help improve reporting, costing processes, and ERP utilization during the company's ongoing system transition.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong background in cost accounting, inventory management, and WIP accounting.
• Experience with BOMs, routings, inventory controls, and manufacturing cost structures.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, data analysis, and reporting tools.
• Hands-on experience creating, maintaining, and improving Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Experience with financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and audit support.
• Ability to communicate financial information effectively with both operations and executive leadership teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SyteLine ERP highly preferred.
• Experience supporting ERP implementations, upgrades, or system migrations.
• Exposure to AS400, PeopleSoft, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience working in standard cost and actual cost environments.
• Familiarity with FIFO, LIFO, lot tracking, and other inventory costing methodologies.
• CPA or CMA designation preferred.
• Printing industry experience is a plus.
• Experience within multiple manufacturing environments, and even some printing, is highly desirable.

Compensation

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