Sr Plant Accountant

The Senior Plant Accountant is an accounting position that supports the month end accounting process at Winland Foods. This role will assist the Plant Finance and Controllership teams with maintaining the day-to-day integrity of financial data and ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of the month end close process and the financial statements. This position will provide analytical support to business units through maintaining and integrating accounting systems, audits, and month end reporting. They will also assist with other areas such as Financial Shared Services, Engineering, and Operations Reporting. This position reports to the Area Finance Manager over the Pasta Organization.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Finance Accounting

Job Posting Title:

Sr Plant Accountant

Job Description:

Schedule: Remote Mon and Fri; In office Tues to Thurs

Work Location: 2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523 

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $73k to $124k Annually with additional bonus potential

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Accountable for driving a timely close process, accurate financials and strong internal controls.

• Leads tasks/projects related to driving profitability, budgeting, audit and capital.

• Performs month end work including preparation of journal entries, analysis of accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and reports

• Assists team members with complex tasks and escalated issues related to month end work.

• Reviews and analyzes accounting work to ensure tasks are complete and accurate.

• Assists with the reporting over monthly financial results

• Participates in ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reviews and maintenance.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; Master’s degree preferred

• Minimum of five years of progressive accounting experience required; Manufacturing experience preferred

• CPA preferred

• Demonstrated track record of accomplishing objectives and solving problems

• Must be a highly motivated, results driven, and self-starting individual who can use their work experience and apply theory to prepare cost analysis

• Process improvement experience preferred

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and monitoring progress

• Knowledge of financial systems and multiple ERPs (SAP preferred)

• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Teams) required

• Excellent communication skills (formal and informal) with business acumen and ability to communicate within all levels of the organization, setting a tone of working in partnership and collaboration

• Occasional travel to business meetings may be required, estimated 5-10% travel time

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.