Senior Plant Accountant

Woodstream • Lititz, PA

15d

About The Position

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety.

Ready to bring precision to the plant floor? Join us and turn numbers into operational power!

We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Plant Accountant in Lititz, PA.

At Woodstream, our values drive everything we do:

Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!
Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!
Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.
Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.
Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

The Senior Plant Accountant supports plant accounting execution, costing accuracy, inventory reconciliation, and audit-ready documentation. Reporting to the Regional Controller, this role ensures disciplined accounting processes that contribute to forecast reliability and EBITDA integrity at the plant level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 3–5 years of experience in plant accounting or manufacturing accounting.
• Strong foundation in journal entries, reconciliations, and inventory accounting.
• Basic understanding of standard costing principles.
• ERP system experience (SAP preferred).
• Strong attention to detail and accounting accuracy.
• Ability to execute disciplined close and reconciliation processes.
• Analytical mindset with willingness to learn manufacturing finance.
• Collaborative approach when supporting plant operations.
• Commitment to maintaining accurate and audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support decision making for inventory management
• Support the decision making for manufacturing strategies and operational spending
• Owns the variance analysis for all manufacturing sites
• Support in identifying cost impacts to maintain operational profitability in Lititz, Tennessee, and Juneau
• Deliver budgeted Gross Profit; ensure close time for management reporting SAP is achieved and loaded into One Stream by Day 5.
• Support standard costing across all plants related to production, innovation, and Pro-track changes.
• Support and control assets, inventory, contracts, and expenses in all manufacturing plants
• Analyze plant transactions to ensure compliance with accounting procedures and guidelines.
• Owns the cycle count calendar and process for all sites, including Distribution centers.
• Support the development and efficient operation of plant processes and systems.
• Complete standard costing on time and pass all audit requirements for assets, inventory, contracts, and supply expenses.
• Support the timely input for cost of goods sold (COGS) and production forecasts, producing monthly outlooks and quarterly updates.
• Assist in preparing the plant budgets and conduct analysis, recommending cost reduction initiatives.
• Assisting in optimizing the budget processes and aligning with an 18-month Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Achieve high accuracy (100%) on Other COGS elements for the following quarter and improve transparency for the 15-month forecast.
• Support analysis on Pro-track and Tariff Projects, ensuring accurate and timely validation of savings and results.
• Support the preparation and alignment of next-year Pro-track initiatives by June.
• Owns and partners with operations to update BOMs and Routings
• Deliver timely estimates of Pro-track and Tariff Project objectives.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including:
• 401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
• Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
• Company General Bonus Program
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
• Company Paid ID Theft
• Legal Assistance Plan Options
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level