Senior Accountant

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Summary:  Materion is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to be the site leader for the Finance & Accounting function and help in decision making for the Westford manufacturing facility. The role will be responsible for performing the necessary accounting activities associated with the monthly financial close, support monthly cycle counting as needed. The incumbent will also do physical inventories, support the annual budget process, calculate standard costs and enhance Visual Manufacturing ERP systems for the Westford business. Additionally, this role will provide value added cost analysis, insights, and recommendations to drive cost reductions and process improvements. An ideal candidate would be result focused who continuously learns, develop, improve, collaborate and communicates effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform month-end closing activities for Westford Operations Finance. This includes preparation of journal entries, management reports, and account reconciliations

• Conduct review and analysis related to production order activity, spending and absorption variances, inventory valuation accuracy and any other plant required accruals

• Develop standard rates for cost centers and work with engineering on maintenance of plant BOM’s and routers

• Work with the planning team to develop monthly manufacturing cost and absorption forecasts based on forecasted demand

• Perform monthly reporting on plant KPI’s, monthly spending, production and any other metric deemed necessary to maintain, monitor and improve the overall site performance

• Lead and audit monthly cycle counting and annual physical inventory processes

• Support activities associated with precious metals including monthly reconciliations

• Maintain compliance with US GAAP and all company accounting policies

• Maintain procedural documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives

• Assist with requirements of both internal and external auditors during quarterly and annual audits

• Assist with special projects as needed

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance

• Seven plus years of experience in Accounting or Finance

• Manufacturing or Plant accounting experience required

• SAP experience is preferred

• Proficient in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and ability to accurately apply the principles

• Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Teams; Onestream and Power BI experience preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Non-US citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. For individuals to be considered for a security clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), conducts personnel security background investigations for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. More information about security clearances can be found on the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) website here: https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/pv/adjudications/

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be app