What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Accountant position at ITAC Solutions?
Plant Accountant / Cost Accountant
Our client is looking for a Plant Accountant who wants more than a traditional accounting desk role. As the sole accounting professional at a growing manufacturing facility, you’ll own the plant’s accounting function, partner directly with operations leadership, and have a visible impact on financial performance while gaining exposure to multiple entities and corporate finance.
Benefits & Extras
- Own the accounting function for a manufacturing plant with significant autonomy and visibility
- Defined career progression within a growing finance organization
- Partner directly with plant leadership on cost savings and operational efficiency
- Broad, cross-functional role involving accounting, HR/payroll support, and IT coordination
- Work closely with corporate finance teams across multiple locations
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage month-end close, journal entries, GL reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
- Analyze daily production variances and provide reporting to finance leadership
- Prepare daily sales reports, bank reconciliations, cash applications, AP, and AR activities
- Manage customer invoicing, EDI uploads, AR aging, and collections
- Partner with plant management on cost savings and operational improvements
- Support internal controls and annual audit requirements
- Serve as the local liaison for HR/payroll and coordinate first-level IT support
What You’ll Need to Be Considered
- 2-3 years of full cycle accounting experience required
- Degree in Accounting or related field
- Manufacturing, plant accounting, or cost accounting experience strongly preferred
- ERP experience required
- Advanced Excel and data-analysis capabilities
- Comfortable working independently as the sole accounting professional on-site
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a significant plus