Hickory Plant Accountant

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POSITION TITLE   

Hickory/Hawthorn Plant Accountant 

POSITION OVERVIEW  

This position is located in Owensboro, KY and reports to the Advanced Finance Leader with a dotted line to the Plant Manager.  The plant finance leader is responsible for managing activities to achieve low-cost operations.  This is achieved by maintaining accurate standard costs and budgets while managing actual spend activities as well as ensuring an effective internal control environment. This position provides financial leadership to the plant management team to help solve business and manufacturing opportunities.  Minimal travel is required for finance meetings at corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, SC.  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Perform period-end close and ensure accurate data and financial reporting    

• Uphold standard practices in operations, budget revisions, product costing, management reporting, and forecasting   

• Champion an effective internal control environment while adhering with all governance, risk, and compliance guidelines including account reconciliations   

• Drive profit, ROIC, and process improvement initiatives to help deliver cost reductions and financial performance   

• Control over major capital and expense spending in addition to asset management   

• Lead and certify all inventory and material cycle counts and clearings   

• Perform variance and spending analysis while providing insight to the plant manager and other manufacturing/business partners   

• Oversight of finance administrative positions   

• SAFETY – Adhere to all plant safety policies and compliance regulations.  Actively participate in the safety process through completing safety audits, participating in safety projects, identifying Site Hazards and contributing to safety improvements, and being an attending member of a safety team.  Complete annual safety training as required.    

• Promote safety as a core behavior and lead by example.   

• Encourage team members’ participation in safety processes.  

• QUALITY – Become familiar with, understand and comply with Milliken Quality Policy, Standard Operating Procedure(s) (SOPs), relevant ISO 9000 standards and Company Policies that are applicable to this position.  

• RESPONSIBLE CARE:  

• Be aware of the relevant requirements of the Responsible Care Management System (RC-14001) and follow plant procedures to ensure compliance to requirements. 

• Understand the RC-14001 Significant Aspects of your job and help ensure controls are in place to reduce or eliminate negative impacts.   

• Take actions and identify and communicate ideas to minimize waste, prevent pollution and conserve energy.  

• Contribute to continuous improvement of the plant environmental, health, safety, security, and Responsible Care performance and programs.  

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED  

• Bachelor’s degree – Accounting, Finance, Industrial Engineering or related field   

• Microsoft Office expertise  

QUALIFICATIONS – PREFERRED  

• SAP experience  

• Manufacturing experience  

• 3+ years in entry level management accounting environment  

• Professional accounting certification (CMA and/or CPA) a plus  

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:  

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written   

• Proactive and willing to take ownership and responsibility as a highly motivated self-starter   

• Leadership skills with the ability to influence others and promote change   

• Ability to work and gain results in a team environment   

• Desire to continuously look for improvement opportunities (efficiency, automation)   

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills  

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@milliken.com.