Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Plant Accountant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial analysis and be able to execute and deliver comprehensive financial reports. This role requires expertise in forecasting, planning, and month-end ledger closing, as well as the ability to reconcile complex accounts and ensure accuracy in financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting: Execute and deliver accurate financial reports, ensuring compliance and completeness for various departments and plant wide.
• Balance Sheet and P &L Correlation: Understand and analyze the relationship between the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss structure.
• Forecasting and Planning: Perform and confidently communicate forecasts and planning to stakeholders.
• Month-End Closing: Manage tasks for closing the ledger at month-end, including AP and AR processes, close checklists, necessary entries, and analysis.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile complex accounts, ensuring accuracy and no surprises through detailed analysis.
• Variance Analysis: Track, understand, and communicate variances to budgets, forecasts, and plans.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify stakeholders of financial data, develop effective engagement tools, and build strong relationships and trust.
• Continuous Improvement: Utilize tools and systems for continuous improvement, such as Kaizen and Six Sigma.
• Risk Management: Understand risks to financials, ensure relevant controls are followed, and communicate risks to leadership.
• SOX Controls: Comprehend SOX controls and frameworks as they relate to Walmart Manufacturing.
• Metrics Analysis: Understand plant and home office metrics, how they are calculated, and how your role impacts these numbers.
• Unit Production Analysis: Analyze units produced at the plant, forecast risks, and relate financial data to cost per unit.
• Labor Reporting: Analyze labor costs, trends in overtime, direct/indirect costs, and predict labor costs to drive plant performance.
• Spend Tracking: Track plant spend, drivers of spend, and compare to plans and forecasts. Work with stakeholders to correct variances.
• Cost Reduction: Identify areas of excess cost and collaborate with stakeholders to reduce costs, ensuring plant delivers on EDLC.
• Communication with Controller: Update the Controller on cost variances, performance, risks, and forecasting.
• Inventory Review: Review raw and finished goods inventory, understand normal balances, and assist with physical inventory processes.
• Journal Entries: Perform journal entries with proper documentation, understanding accruals and standard entries.
• AP/AR Processes: Assist with end-to-end AP/AR processes, resolve GR/IR issues, and ensure correct coding and processing.
• Policy Adherence: Track adherence to company policies around costs such as travel and tax.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of financial and business terms.
• Experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and planning.
• Proficiency in account reconciliation and variance analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement tools (e.g., Kaizen, Six Sigma).
• Familiarity with SOX controls and frameworks.
• Ability to analyze metrics and industry trends.
• Experience in labor reporting and cost analysis.
• Ability to track and manage plant spend and cost reduction initiatives.
• Proficiency in performing journal entries and managing AP/AR processes.
• Understanding of company policies and adherence to cost guidelines.

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• Required : 1+ year of accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment (keywords: manufacturing, manufactures, manufactured, factory, factories, plant, plants, mill, mills).
• Ideally : 4+ total years of accounting or finance experience.
• Required technical skills: Advanced/ intermediate Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, xlookup).
• Preferred technical skills: SAP and Power BI.
• Finance skills: financial reporting, balance sheet and P&L correlation, forecasting and planning, month-end closing, account reconciliation, variance analysis, SOX controls, metrics analysis, unit production analysis, labor reporting, spend tracking, cost reduction, inventory review, journal entries, ledgers, accounts receivables (AR), accounts payable (AP), and continuous improvement tools (for example Kaizen, Six Sigma)

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Join our team and contribute to the financial success and operational efficiency of our plant. Apply today!

Additional Information

**Benefits & Perks: **

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. www.careers.walmart.com

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

‎You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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