Operations Accounting Supervisor

Job type: Full-time 

Type of role: Hybrid 

 

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

 

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Supervisor, Operations Accounting

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the specialty chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

 

What You'll Do:

The Operations Accounting Supervisor provides leadership and guidance to all global subsidiaries, provides strategic and tactical support in all areas of cost and property accounting, oversees timely completion of the monthly North America close, provides analysis of material and manufacturing variances to management, and maintains compliance with internal controls. This position also provides leadership and direction to the domestic operations accounting group to broaden and develop their knowledge and skills in the areas of cost accounting, property accounting, and cost analysis.

• Coach and mentor staff and provide development opportunities for their career advancement.
• Develop and monitor manufacturing costing and property accounting policies, procedures and documentation globally. Coordinate with global colleagues to ensure consistent approaches to cost and property accounting.
• Provide insightful financial analysis related to monthly standard cost changes and monthly variances to the Lubrizol Finance Management team.
• Coordinate annually with the plant controllers on the development of standard labor and overhead rates and provides analysis to the Lubrizol Finance Management team.
• Lead the Operations accounting department in SOX 404 compliance and ensure accuracy and adherence to company policy.
• Support and play a key role in acquisition accounting, plant consolidations, and transition support as applicable.
• Collaborate with other Lubrizol Finance partners to increase the use of shared services within the accounting CoE.
• Perform ad hoc projects and analysis. 

 

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar.
• Minimum seven (7) years accounting experience, including experience with cost accounting and / or plant controllership responsibilities.
• SAP and BOBJ experience are required.
• Strong team player with excellent cross functional abilities.
• Self-starter and multi-tasker who takes initiative.
• Ability to successfully navigate in ambiguous and unstructured situations as well as in a matrixed organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Willing to travel up to 15%, including occasional extended trips at plant sites world-wide.

 

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans 
• 401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution 
• Competitive medical, dental & vision offerings
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave
• Flexible work environment 

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