Job Description
About Us: BW Papersystems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, builds capital equipment that transforms paper into products for consumers - every day, around the world. We offer innovative technologies, service and parts, and years of global experience in corrugating, finishing; slitting and packaging; stationery; bookbinding and security documents. Customers rely on our machines to produce and convert items such as corrugated boxes, folding cartons, passports, notebooks, copy paper, board, and coated and other specialty papers. For more information, visit bwpapersystems.com. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Job Description: The Finance Operations Analyst will perform a variety of cost accounting and general accounting duties to prepare and monitor financial transactions required for internal control, profit planning and forecasting, auditing and analyzing a variety of financial records, reports, and procedures. Key Responsibilities/Complexities: Administer the order entry system and analyze jobs for complete and accurate information; investigate missing costs and variances. Responsible for maintaining and reconciling monthly inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS). Analyze completed factory jobs to ensure all financial information is captured; check bill of material, sales order, part number and other pertinent information for costing. Maintain master parts file with cost information; investigate errors in cost as necessary. Prepare journal entry worksheets including analysis of closed jobs, labor and burden on work in process, and cost of sales analysis; make various journal entries related to costs. Prepare scrap, efficiency and other cost related reports. Prepare gross profit analysis on parts and new equipment orders. Responsible for all inventory transactions and labor distribution for fabricated products; monitor to ensure labor is recorded properly; prepare month end journal entry for fabricated products inventory transactions. Support close process by assisting in the preparation of monthly journal entries for the general ledger and coordinate the flow of input/output through the department to ensure usable data at the time of worksheet schedule preparation. Prepare sales tax returns and related schedules. Competencies: Knowledge of a wide variety financial administrative duties of preserve the integrity of the company’s financial accounting policies, fiscal records, and reports. Knowledge of cost accounting practices involving labor, material, direct costs and the application of miscellaneous costs to product manufacture; familiar with costing procedures and methods. Broad knowledge of accounting theory, practices and procedures that include cost accounting, preparation of financial reports and related budgetary control reporting. Proficiency with MS Office. Some knowledge of manufacturing methods, material application, and electrical/mechanical design. Proven written and oral communication skills; some positions may require a proficiency in one or more languages other than English. Must be capable of multi-tasking various duties throughout the day, have a positive attitude with an ability to be versatile and flexible. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an equivalent field. CPA designation preferred. Typically requires 4-6 years’ experience in cost accounting or related field. Initiative/Ingenuity: Considerable judgement is used in the analysis of facts and circumstances; the ability to work independently and modify or devise new procedures; make decisions guided by precedent and within limits of established policies and practice. Duties are diversified and involve intensive knowledge of cost accounting and general accounting principles and practices. Supervisory/Responsibility: Works under administrative direction; works from policies and broad general objectives with direct accountability for final results Work Environment: The Cost Accountant works in an indoor office environment. May be exposed to shop elements, but not continuously to the extent of being disagreeable. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary work. However, the