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Senior Accountant – Manufacturing Operations
Lindsay Corporation. Own significant portions of the monthly, quarterly and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with GAAP .
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own significant portions of the monthly, quarterly and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with GAAP
- Prepare and review recurring allocations and reporting across business units
- Prepare weekly and monthly operations, spend and KPI reporting for plant leadership
- Support fixed asset and capital project accounting
- Maintain product costs for material, labor and overhead within a standard cost environment
- Support and help own the annual standard cost roll
- Monitor inventory transactions and valuation; support cycle counts, physical inventories and reserve analysis
- Analyze and explain manufacturing variances, including purchase price variance, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap and shipping
- Document standard costing, inventory and variance accounting processes
- Partner with plant, operations, supply chain and sourcing teams on budgets, forecasts and S&OP inputs
- Track actual results against targets and perform root cause analysis
- Identify cost reduction, margin improvement and inventory optimization opportunities
- Develop and improve KPIs for operational and financial performance visibility
- Support internal and external audits and follow through on action items
- Execute and strengthen internal controls, including SOX compliance activities
- Lead process improvement and standardization across close, costing and reporting
- Support ERP and reporting system initiatives, including testing, configuration input and user adoption
- Mentor and train junior accounting staff
- Manage multiple assignments independently while meeting deadlines
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- 3 to 5 years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and the full month-end close cycle, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of results in a fast-paced environment
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and data analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to explain financial results to non-finance partners
- Up to 10% travel
- Preferred: accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Preferred: working knowledge of cost accounting, standard cost systems, inventory accounting and variance analysis
- Preferred: experience supporting or owning an annual standard cost roll
- Preferred: ERP experience, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or a similar system
- Preferred: experience with consolidation or reporting tools such as OneStream
- Preferred: CPA or CMA, or progress toward certification
- Preferred: public company experience, including SOX compliance
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package including health insurance
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Employee stock purchase program
- Growth opportunities
- Stable career path
- Employee appreciation
- Sustainable practices and innovation-focused work environment