Accounting Manager jobs in Evansville, IN

Summary: As the Plant Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for various daily, weekly, and monthly financial reporting functions. You will supervise 1-2 employees in order to support the facility's accounting and administration functions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage and develop personnel, ensuring they have the necessary skills and knowledge for their position.
• Oversee, including posting and approval of, accounts payable batches to include proper three-way match, sales tax accuracy, and authorizations in a paperless process.
• Oversee resolution of accounts payable items.
• Reconcile plant bank accounts.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, month-end work papers, and other month-end duties as assigned.
• Close monitoring and reporting of inventory and WIP inventory to ensure accurate daily, weekly, and monthly inventory balances as appropriate. This includes working cross-functionally with operations, trade, and procurement teams.
• Working daily with Operations team and Corporate accounting to effectively and efficiently communicate daily activities of the plant to ensure budgets are being met and accurate accounting of transaction. This includes but is not limited to; understanding necessary maintenance and repairs, timing and execution of capital projects, planned and open purchase orders, downtime (both scheduled and unscheduled).
• Accurate forecasting of facility operations through coordination with Operations team.
• Back up plant accounting team duties as needed.
• Understanding and coordination with corporate accounting on intercompany transactions.
• Review and approve state filings for motor fuels, sale and use tax, etc.
• Other duties as may be assigned to accomplish the safe and timely day-to-day operations within the administrative office.

Qualifications:

• Detail-oriented; proficiency for accuracy; dependable; positive attitude; team player.
• Strong MS Office experience and proficiency with developing and using spreadsheets and/or databases.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in accounting/business or 3-5 years of accounting experience preferred.
• Above-average communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and take ownership of assigned projects.
• Accounting software experience preferred.
• Ability to identify improvement areas and drive automation in accounting processes.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Ability to meet physical demands of the job includes but is not limited to: frequent sitting, standing, walking, frequent computer use, frequent telephone use, some lifting or moving up to 30 lbs.

Green Plains Inc. offers competitive pay: a generous benefit package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO) and a 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching. All potential employees of Green Plains Inc. will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check prior to employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Company Description
Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) is a leading biorefining company focused on the development and utilization of fermentation, agricultural and biological technologies in the processing of annually renewable crops into sustainable value-added ingredients. This includes the production of cleaner low carbon biofuels, renewable feedstocks for advanced biofuels and high purity alcohols for use in cleaners and disinfectants. Green Plains is an innovative producer of Ultra-High Protein and novel ingredients for animal and aquaculture diets to help satisfy a growing global appetite for sustainable protein. The Company also owns a 48.9% limited partner interest and a 2.0% general partner interest in Green Plains Partners LP. 

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