Senior Accountant

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow.  Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).Company:

Celgard, LLC

Job Description:

About the Role We are seeking a Senior Accountant to be a part of the finance team based in Charlotte, NC.
This position is responsible for accounting activities for the Celgard business.  This position directly reports to the Controller and does not supervise others.

Asahi Kasei and Celgard Values Sincerity – Being sincere with everyone

Challenge – Bolding taking challenges, continually seeking change

Creativity – Creating new value through unity and synergy

Key Accountabilities Track expenses for capital projects and related expenses including managing and maintaining fixed assets (depreciation, disposals, transfers, etc.)Responsible for Accounts Receivable including generating customer statements, monitoring and releasing credit holds, and processing credit applications.

Support month-end closing process including journal entry preparation, accounting for intercompany and fixed assets transactions, and account reconciliations.

Assist with the budget and forecasting processes.

Responsible for the concentration and disbursement cash accounts.

Responsible for Sales/Use tax filings and Pro Card administration.

Support, maintain, and update SOX internal controls for assigned areas of responsibility.

Qualifications Education Background:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business degree with financial concentration is required.

CPA designation is preferred.

Knowledge &

Experience:

Must possess 4+ years of experience in accounting in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Experience with general accounting is required.

SOX experience with identification of key controls is a plus.

Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel (including lookups, pivot tables, arrays and databases) is required.

Microsoft AX and/or D365 experience is preferred.  Key Attributes:

Must possess ability to build effective workplace relationships. Must be able to work on a high performing team creating an environment where open and honest communication is the norm. Must be results-oriented to ensure timely products and services in an accurate and complete fashion. Must have demonstrated ability to work well with staff members in gathering data to solve problems.

Strong analytical, communication, organizational, collaboration, and detail-orientated skills are required.

This position requires being in the office four days per week with one remote day; must be able to manage time efficiently without constant supervision.undefined

Travel

Travel is negligible; must be willing to travel between the Charlotte and Concord sites. Working Environment This position required long periods of sitting and working at a computer. Celgard manufacturing sites are IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 certified. About UsFor more than 50 years, Celgard has proven itself as a global leader in the development and production of high-performance membrane technology.

Celgard specializes in solvent-free, dry-process, microporous membranes used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries that power a broad range of electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage…