What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Accountant position at comfortsystemsusa?
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Operations Accountant manages and analyzes day-to-day financial operations across manufacturing and modular build activities. The role focuses on operational accounting, inventory accuracy, WIP control, and internal controls, providing timely, accurate insights that drive operational efficiency and support management decision making. KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Support month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations related to COGS, inventory, and manufacturing overhead. Prepare internal reports highlighting key operational KPIs. Prepare and review monthly account reconciliations, ensuring balances are accurate, supported, and compliant with internal controls. Partner with Planning and Production to resolve inventory discrepancies and improve inventory accuracy and traceability. Monitor material movements (issues, returns, backflush transactions) to ensure accurate system reporting and alignment with production activity. Improve scrap tracking and reporting across cutting, assembly, and production processes. Train production supervisors on work order accuracy, alignment, and timely closure. Maintain and strengthen internal controls over inventory, capitalization, and manufacturing transactions; support audit readiness. Collaborate with Planning, Procurement, Production, Quality, and IT/PI teams to improve data integrity (BOMs, routings, and system logic) and reduce rework or adjustments. Review and approve (or recommend approval for) purchase requisitions and inventory adjustments to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting policies. Participate in special projects to support operational improvements and financial analysis. Other responsibilities as assigned by TAS. JOB SKILLS: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail Ability to interpret operational data and translate it into actionable insights Effective communication skills; able to work cross-functionally with production and non-finance individuals Solid understanding of inventory processes, WIP, and cost flow in a manufacturing environment Ability to identify process gaps and recommend practical improvements Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic data analysis) Comfortable working in a fast-paced, production-driven environment EDUCATION & TRAINING: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1 years of experience in manufacturing cost accounting or plant/operations accounting, including WIP management and production order costing. Strong GAAP knowledge; proven ability to design/ operate internal controls and to support external/internal audits. Proficient in MS Excel and other Microsoft products Experience with variance analysis and KPI reporting in an operations environment PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: Experience with Infor LN (or similar ERP) for production orders, inventory, and costing a plus. Background in modular manufacturing or engineered to order environments with established shop QA/QC processes. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT: Position is primarily desk-based (80–95%) with computer work; occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds; performs activities including sitting, standing, bending, crouching, repetitive motions, and use of fingers; requires visual acuity for analyzing data and operating a computer; primarily inside work with occasional exposure to shop/manufacturing floor conditions; use of safety glasses and other PPE is required while on the shop floor; steel-toe boots required on all job sites. COMPANY OVERVIEW: Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company. TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities. TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com. IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume. TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Comfort Systems USA is composed of more than 45 operating companies in over 170 locations across the United States. We are a leading building and service provider for mechanical, electrical and plumbing building systems. We take great pride in knowing that the work we do can improve the lives of those around us. Our national footprint means that we have career opportunities across the USA, ranging from entry-level field and office positions to experienced professionals who support a wide range of projects.