Accountant Operations
Company: Compass Minerals America Inc.
Location: Franklin
Posted on: May 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Description
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of
essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it
matters to help solve nature's challenges for customers and
communities. The company's salt products help keep roadways safe
during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer,
industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant
nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops,
while supporting sustainable agriculture. Additionally, the company
is pursuing development of a sustainable lithium brine resource to
support the North American battery market and is a minority owner
of Fortress North America, a next-generation fire retardant
company. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging
facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada
and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about
the company and its products.
Summary:
Responsibilities encompass operations, capital and financial
reporting including variance analysis and documentation. Assist in
month, quarter and year end closing process. Supplying timely and
accurate information is a cornerstone of the role, critical success
skills will be the ability to develop metrics and financial reports
useful in managing the business. Apply principles of cost
accounting to conduct studies which provide detailed cost
information not supplied by general accounting systems. Ensure
proper adherence to company controls. This includes but is not
limited to completion of SOX control protocols, inventory
observations and reconciliations, and any other duties that may
arise from time to time.
Essential Job Functions: Include but are not limited to the
following:
(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and
responsibilities at any time.)
Prepare and analyze monthly forecast. Compare stated performance
with operating plans and standards.
Recommend operational adjustments to approach if required.
Prepare reports which summarize and forecast business activity and
financial position based on past, present, and expected
operations.
Analyze and prepare explanations of variances from budgets,
forecasts, and other benchmarks.
Prepare budgets, review budget proposals, forecasts, and prepare
necessary supporting documentation and justification.
Assist project managers with the information required to manage and
forecast capital projects.
Coordinate and complete transactions within Enterprise and Fixed
Asset Systems to manage capital expenditure requisitions, closures,
capitalization, depreciation, and retirement of assets.
Provide management with timely reviews of organization's financial
status and progress in its various programs and activities
including capital approval and reporting.
Support site personnel by translating financial knowledge into
operational understanding and improvements.
Assists Controller in the financial analysis of key business
strategies and/or projects and make recommendations based on
anticipated outcomes.
Lead internal control program and interact with internal and
external auditors on audit issues.
Prepare closing work papers, make journal entries, complete cost
statements during closing cycle.
Monitor production inventory costing and levels.
Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies.
Modify, create, and automate processes to increase efficiency and
accuracy in reporting.
Support administrative departments as E1 system expert.
Perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or equivalent education
and experience.
Four (4) or more years of experience in the field or in a related
area.
Cost accounting experience, preferably in an industrial
manufacturing environment
Preferred:
MBA
10 years of experience in accounting and/or finance.
5-10 years of operational experience.
CPA/CMA certificate is a plus.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related
decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color,
religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual
orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding),
age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual
with a disability, genetic information, and any other
characteristic protected by law. To request reasonable
accommodations, email careers@compassminerals.com or call
913-344-9200. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws
at--- dol.gov .
Job: Accounting
Primary Location: US-LA-Franklin
Organization: Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Day Job
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Req ID: 2300002V
Keywords: Compass Minerals America Inc., Franklin , Accountant Operations, Accounting, Auditing , Franklin, Tennessee
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