Staff Cost Accountant

Staff Cost Accountant  

The AZEK Company.   Location:  Mays Landing, NJ 

INTEX Millwork Solutions is a company that has provided leading solutions to the building products industry for over 13 years. Born out of a passion for remodeling old homes, INTEX Millwork Solutions is dedicated to preserving the integrity of historical structures while embracing modern materials and techniques. INTEX Millwork Solutions is a wholly own subsidiary of The AZEK Company.

The AZEK Company (www.azekco.com) is a $1 Billion and growing industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance, and environmentally sustainable building products, with a focus on decking and outdoor living.   Consistently recognized as the market leader in innovation, quality and aesthetics, products across AZEK’s portfolio are made from up to 100% recycled material and primarily replace wood on the outside of homes, providing a long-lasting, eco-friendly and stylish solution to consumers. We are committed to accelerating the use of recycled material in the manufacturing of our innovative products, keeping millions of pounds of waste out of landfills each year and revolutionizing the industry to create a more sustainable future. In June 2020, we completed a highly successful IPO (NYSE: AZEK).

POSITION SUMMARY:  

The Staff Cost Accountant will play a key role in the accounting department and will have significant influence in building relationships with operations. Responsibilities include accounting and analysis for many aspects of a manufacturing operation with a primary focus on Capex and fixed assets.  Position requires excellent analytical skills, the ability to be a self-starter, desire to continually learn and expand within the company and motivation to succeed in a fast-paced environment. The position is in our Mays Landing, NJ manufacturing facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understand the general accounting process, including G/L, intercompany transactions, subledger reconciliation, etc. Work with operations to ensure expenses are allocated appropriately.
• Work closely with operations to understand manufacturing related variances to both standard and to budget/forecast. This includes material usage and purchase price variances, as well as overhead variances.
• Manage financial components of Capex. This includes overseeing the AFE process, payback calculation, spend tracking and reporting and Fixed Asset accounting.
• Providing analysis of manufacturing performance and spending trends and partnering with operations teams on corrective actions or other cost savings opportunities.
• Create and posts journal entries, ensuring that business transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with policy. Assist in preparing monthly financial statements.
• Development of financial management reporting and analytics that highlight critical performance metrics.
• Assist in the creation of standard work processes for site finance, ensuring internal controls and efficiency.
• Partner with Operations and the site Controller to develop targets using financial analysis and scenario planning. Assist in annual budget and periodic forecasting.
• Ensure inventory control through oversight of cycle count and physical inventory processes with root cause analysis and corrective action. Periodic review of Excess & Obsolete for reserve calculations and commercial opportunities.
• Performs reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts and verifies accuracy of statements.
• Performs additional duties as needed and/or assigned by supervisor/management.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a
• Business Acumen - Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education:  Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: Accounting or Finance

Experience:  3 to 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing company, with cost accounting experience.

Computer Skills:  High proficiency with Excel and integrated accounting software.  Computer systems used by Intex include Seradex and SAGE Fixed Assets