Accountant

The Accountant I role supports the businesses in a broad range of Operations Accounting activities.  The position works directly with the Accounting Leaders and Business Segments, supporting the effective execution of Operations Accounting’s Goals and Objectives through:

• Ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close activities.
• Perform the ongoing accounting for Owens Corning’s Doors segment.
• Ensure that all transactions are properly recorded and that entries to ledger are accurate.
• Reconcile ledger accounts to the general ledger to ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
• Assisting with analyzing financial statements and explaining variances.
• Effectively maintaining the control environment.

In addition, the Accountant I role will assist with project work and process improvements.  In all aspects of the position, the Accountant I will demonstrate clear and effective communication, teamwork, and commitment to the success of Owens Corning.

This position reports to the Doors Sr Accountant I.

Span of control:  Individual Contributor

Responsibilities

1. Live the Safety standard, adhere to the safety responsibilities.

Metrics

• Report safety concerns when noted.
• Adhere to the Owens Corning safety policies.

2. Accounting: Demonstrates an understanding of basic accounting and looks to grow knowledge.

• Assists with the review of financial information looking for inconsistencies
• Ensures that account reconciliations are supported by valid items in accordance with US GAAP and OC policy
• Works directly with accounting leaders to help resolve issues and concerns in a timely manner within the period the issue and/or concern is identified
• Assists with ad hoc requests as well as developing an understanding of the relationship between various financial items
• Obtains and maintains a thorough understanding of financial reporting and general ledger structure
• Actively pursues continued education inside and/or outside the company

 Metrics

• Reduction in the number of recurring issues and/or concerns
• Quality of insight to actual results
• Quality of support in attaining consolidated financial results
• Responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial information
• Informal and formal feedback

3. Process: Demonstrates a clear understanding of processes and drives to improve them

• Facilitates and completes monthly, quarterly and year end close cycle
• Provides timely and accurate journal entries for assigned areas
• Proactively assists with comprehensive review and analyses of data
• Considered a valued partner
• Consistently looks for opportunities to improve

• Completes all account reconciliations timely and in accordance with OC policy

• Completes standard process analysis timely and demonstrates a clear understanding of the purpose behind the analysis and what events are driving changes in the balance
• Demonstrates clear thought process around decision-making criteria, always acting ethically and responsibly.
• Ensures integrity, quality, and confidentiality of financial and non-financial data
• Develop and document sound, consistent and sustainable processes, and controls for the various functional areas of responsibility where they don’t exist and update others as necessary.
• Contributes to department and organization special projects as assigned

Metrics

• Consistently, accurately, and efficiently completes close and reconciliations in accordance with respective calendars.
• Frequency of recurring vs. non-recurring issues and control deficiencies
• Demonstration in presentations of clear understanding of items impacting financial analysis
• Formal and informal feedback

4. Process: Demonstrates an ability to review information and find insight and inconsistencies

• Recognizes issues, problems, or opportunities and determines whether action is needed
• Assists with developing and improving analytical tools through consistent use of the application
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes
• Interprets information through integrating data from a variety of sources, detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships
• Assists in decision making by providing good information, allowing management to make the most appropriate decisions, and ensuring buy-in
• Demonstrates an ability to think independently without prompting
• Continuously builds an intimate knowledge of our businesses to provide insightful analysis of operating performance and financial statements

Metrics

• Formal and informal feedback

5. Relationships: Partners with the business and corporate building lasting relationships

• Develops strong working relationships with various stakeholders in Operations Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Business Segments, Sourcing, etc.
• Demonstrates keen listening skills and consults on simple business issues
• Works closely with all constituents and peers in implementing best practices and delivering the best solution to the Business
• Demonstrates the traits of a team player, operating effectively through mature and sound interpersonal communication skills
• Works well with others
• Supports the team concept
• Shares information fully and timely

Metrics

• Formal and informal feedback

Job Requirements

Experience:

1. 3-5 years of related experience
2. Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Knowledge and Abilities:

1. Broad financial and business acumen
2. Strong accounting and analytical skills
3. Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and implement process improvements
4. Demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly

Personal Characteristics:

1. Strong communication skills – both interpersonal and written
2. Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from leader to accomplish objectives
3. Organized, deliberate, and reliable in structuring work and effective problem solver. 
4. Thrives in a team environment
5. Ability to adapt to a changing and fast-paced work environment
6. Aspiration to grow within the company

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