Accountant

Position Description for Accountant, LT Corp

Company Overview: LT Corporation (LT Corp), based in Cleveland, Mississippi, is the parent of a Family of Companies including Buckeye Fabricating Company, Kryton Engineered Metals, LP Cylinder Service, Inc., LT Corp Logistics, Tanco Engineering, Tate Metalworks, Quality Steel Corporation, and Commercial Metal Forming, with twelve locations across the U.S. LT Corporation began as Quality Steel Corporation in 1957 founded by Lowry Tims. The Company’s commitment to excellence - caring for employees, serving customers, and having a positive impact on local communities - is core to its mission.

Position Summary: The Accountant, LT Corp is responsible for creating and maintaining various financial statements, account reconciliations, general ledger accounts and business transactions for analysis and reporting to the organization. The Accountant will identify opportunities to improve internal controls while supporting improvements to business processes and business planning. The Accountant will ensure accounting practices are compliant and align with US GAAP requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly financial statement close analyzing and reviewing financial statements and variances, ensuring all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
• Prepare and publish the monthly financial reporting package and analyze current and YTD variances versus budget, gathering information from key stakeholders.
• Communicate reasons for changes in key financial metrics each month.
• Maintain, and improve the internal controls environment, safeguarding data integrity and ensures accurate financial reporting.
• Support the external audit and ensure any areas of improvement are addressed and the completion of the annual external audit is timely.
• Maintain compliance with lease accounting standards; assist with other projects as they arise.
• Provide support for enterprise-wide sales and use tax reporting and compliance.
• Participate in the development of the annual budget.
• Ensure all accounting activities comply with GAAP and sound business practices.
• Research and maintain current knowledge of GAAP standards and upcoming changes.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring financial statement integrity.
• Work collaboratively with the leadership team and all team members to evaluate and improve operations, maximize capabilities and efficiencies, and enable good financial decisions.
• Lead by example, demonstrating LT Corp’s “The Way We Lead” leadership traits and reinforcing LT Corp’s purpose, core beliefs, and values to all team members.
• Seek improvements to processes and support Continuous Improvement initiatives across the team and within the organization.

Experience:

• 2-5 years of professional accounting experience required.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office products required.
• Experience in multi-location, lean manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with standard cost accounting preferred.
• Experience with Sage ERP or comparable system preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to present financial information for business decisions.
• Advanced problem solving, statistical analysis, reporting and solution focus.
• Demonstrated record of identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Strong team player, able to work across the business for collaborative problem solving.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate across various levels and functions of the organization.

Education and Certification Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA preferred.

Travel: A limited amount of travel to sites may be required.