Plant Accounting Manager

Position Overview

Location:

La Crosse, WI

The Plant Accountant is responsible for overseeing all accounting functions at the plant, including month‑end processes, financial reporting, reconciliations, payroll, sales commissions, and accounts payable.

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare journal entries documenting business transactions.
• Prepare GL accounts and bank reconciliations.
• Produce financial statements and other reports summarizing the company’s financial position.
• Maintain the Accounting Policy database.
• Identify control gaps, develop and implement procedures to resolve deficiencies.
• Assist in the preparation for internal and external audits.
• Develop financial analysis and cost‑accounting skills.
• Oversee payroll and accounts payable functions.
• Perform other job‑related duties as required or assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Solid understanding of accounting concepts and GAAP.
• Proven track record of working in a team environment across multiple departments.
• Experience with an ERP system.
• At least three (3) years of plant manufacturing accounting experience.
• Approximately 10% overnight travel.
• May occasionally need to work evenings or weekends.

• Packaging industry experience.
• AS400 experience.

• Very strong PC skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Self‑directed, with excellent initiative and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple demands with urgency, drive, and energy.
• Self‑motivated, analytical problem‑solver with strong communication skills.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal skills.
• Work ethic that allows for minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines to ensure completion.

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms; may need to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• Primarily office setting with occasional duties inside the plant environment.
• Potential exposure to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.
• Exposure to a wide range of temperatures.
• Noise level frequently loud.

Crown offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including company‑paid health insurance and a matched 401(k) plan.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.