General Accountant

Full job description

Hood Packaging Corporation has a rich history in North America as a leader in the packaging industry. From day one, our company has been at the forefront in the design and manufacture of a wide range of packaging materials. Our goal at Hood Packaging is to provide a product that is manufactured in a safety conscious environment with attention to high quality, timeliness, and that consistently exceeds customer expectations. We are able to meet our goal every day because we employ some of the best packaging people in the industry. We couldn't succeed without our dedicated employees. If you are looking for more than just a job and you want a career. Consider Hood Packaging Corporation.

Hood Packaging is currently recruiting for a General Accountant for our Tyler, TX location who will be responsible for calculating and tracking operating costs such as labor, raw material, overhead, inventory etc.; analyzing changes in product design in raw materials, manufacturing methods etc. to determine the effect on costs;comparing factors affecting prices and productivity; preparing ad-hoc summaries and variance reports; as well as implementing related cost accounting policies, systems and procedures.

Functional Responsibilities:

Perform daily analysis of inventory transactions and produce key reporting to supervisors and management related to production, material utilization, non-conforming material and scrap.

Serve as point of control for all inventory, including coordinating monthly physical inventory validations and receipt/shipment cutoff.

Review weekly transactional data to uncover issues and work collaboratively with supervisors and managers to solve.

Assist with monthly and year-end financial reporting arrangements.

Prepare monthly journal entries and reports in support of the monthly accounting close cycle.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills/Education/Experience:

Four (4) year degree in an accounting designation or working towards the designation and less than 1 year experience in accounting; or 2 year degree or diploma and 3 -5 years experience in accounting, cost analysis or equivalent.

Good organizational skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Detail orientated

Good communication skills both written and verbal

Good interpersonal skills