Senior Accountant
BHS Corrugated North America is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our team in Knoxville, TN.
THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION REQUIRING 5-10% TRAVEL. WORK WILL BE MOSTLY REMOTE, BUT MUST BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE KNOXVILLE OFFICE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, AUDITS, ETC.
About the Job:
As a Senior Accountant with BHS, you will be responsible for preparing and recording journal entries, maintaining accurate product costing, and group consolidation BHSNA Group value streams.
You will do this by:
- Planning work to deliver accurate financial statements, narratives and supporting schedules monthly per closing schedules.
- Being responsible for month end close for multiple value streams, to include preparation and entry of journal entries, and ensure closing deadlines are met.
- Analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts, with an accurate and appropriate supporting schedule produced by ERP system or with another type of supporting documentation.
- Updating and maintaining accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions.
- Coordinating and submitting with foreign entities’ accountants for timely financial reporting.
- Working in many accounting fields, including AR, AP, Fixed Assets, and Inventory.
- Owning reconciliation of intercompany AP, AR, and total purchases.
- Accomplishing department objectives by supervising staff and organizing and monitoring work processes.
- Assisting with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures.
- Completing special analysis and projects as assigned by Finance Manager or VP Finance
- Assisting with budgeting and forecasting.
- Preparing comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted costs and determine rationale for variances between budget and actual.
- Providing financial support to other departments as needed.
- Participating in annual audit process.
- Performing other related duties as assigned and contribute to process improvement.
The Fit:
The person who will be successful in this position will be a team-player and have excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. This person should also be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 4 to 7 years’ experience.
- Technical skills - Sound working knowledge of accounting principles and theory. Relevant experience with General Ledger, Balance Sheet, and team-based month-end close process.
- Computer skills - Excel, Word, Outlook. SAP, SAGE, Tagetiks and Qlik experience a plus.
- Soft skills - Should have strong organizational and communication skills, team player but the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work at a computer for up to eight (8) hours a day.
- Ability to stand for at least forty-five (45) minutes at a time and lift thirty-five (35) pounds at waist level.
- Must be able to travel – 5% to 10%
Salary & Benefits:
The salary range offered for this position is $86k - $106k per year.
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Company-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Generous 6% 401(k) Match
- Vacation / Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Legal Assist and ID Theft
- Employee Assistance Program
About BHS:
BHS is the world’s largest provider of solutions for the corrugated industry. We are a privately-owned company, headquartered out of Germany, with more than 50 years in the corrugated industry. BHS has had a presence in North America for over 25 years, primarily focusing on sales and service of corrugated equipment.