Your primary responsibilities…  Partner with site leadership to drive an environment of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing through the prompt and accurate analysis of information, critical thinking, and constructive challenging of the status quo.  Collaborate with site personnel to define and implement efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs in support of the site and divisional goals.  With site leadership, identify & manage risks and opportunities, working proactively to realize opportunities and mitigate risks to ensure that businesses objectives are achieved.  Support the business with evaluation of capital spending requests, continuous improvement projects and other modeling exercises and / or reviews aimed at business optimization.  Develop, maintain, and communicate KPI’s to ensure sustainment of the plants’ financial priorities.  Together with shared services, this position owns the responsibility for keeping and providing accurate financial information. This includes oversight of key controls, accuracy & completeness of account reconciliations, and classification / categorization of items in the P&L and Balance Sheet  Responsibility for month end close activities related to the operation.  Site lead / contact for forecast, budget, and long-term planning processes  Review / Evaluate / Maintain cost systems that support our information systems including cost center structure, Overhead rates, allocation keys, etc.  Coordinate annual physical inventories for plant & consignment locations, ensuring that recorded quantities accurately reflect on-hand inventory; ensure inventory is accurate and prepare monthly analysis.  Support efforts as we move to standardize globally on one ERP platform / instance.  Other duties as assigned or requested. What we need from you…  Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of associates and work in a team environment.  Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field  5+ years of operations accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required.  Ability to understand and assimilate new ideas and manage change.  Ability to grasp complex business concepts.  Must have advanced knowledge of Excel and ERP systems.  Willingness to aggressively set and achieve goals with a minimum of direction.  Demonstrated ability to make decisions and take actions to solve problems.  Must have a continuous improvement mindset / philosophy.  Must possess a sense of urgency and adherence to deadlines.  Strong planning and organizational skills combined with strong written and oral communication skills.  Ability to travel up to 10%.  Must be dependable and trustworthy.    Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Qualifications that can set you apart …   SAP Experience  Chemical Industry Experience  CPA or CMA  BPC experience  Lean / Six Sigma / WCM Certification