Manufacturing Accountant

Ashland Inc. is looking for a Manufacturing Accountant to join our Calvert City, KY location. This role is hybrid and reports to the Manufacturing Accounting Manager, North America.

• Perform monthly closing tasks as they relate to plant expenses and product costing
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to develop annual/monthly budgets and forecasts in spend and/or production
• Report and analyze variances to manufacturing budgets and forecasts highlighting trends that need further review
• Review and help to resolve aging, open accounts payable balances
• Participate in the process of calculating annual manufacturing overhead rates and product costs
• Analyze and reconcile various balance sheet accounts and maintain supporting work papers
• Participate in internal and/or cross-functional process improvement projects to support various levels of the business
• Provide support to more than one manufacturing plant and assist Controllers as needed
• Support audit activities as deemed necessary
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting SOX related matters

• BS/BA Degree in Finance related field (Accounting, Finance etc.)
• 1‑5 years of experience in Financial Accounting
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel
• Willingness to travel on an infrequent basis
• Applicants must be able to work in the United States

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with sophisticated accounting systems and ability to learn new systems and processes – ERP experience required (SAP experience preferred)
• Experience with Microsoft Access and other Office programs;
  Power BI or similar tools a plus

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

NOTE:

We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.