The Specialist, Production Accounting is responsible for maintaining accurate and reconciled production, inventory, and material movement data across the operation, ensuring alignment between Operations, Planning, Finance, and Marketing. The role supports reliable period-end close and performance reporting by providing trusted, timely, and well-governed production data, while identifying variances and driving resolution through structured analysis.
The role also supports the implementation and stabilization of Production Accounting (PA) systems, tools, and ways of working, embedding strong data integrity, controls, and continuous improvement practices to enable consistent, end-to-end visibility of production performance and inventory positions.
In this role, you will:
- Maintain end-to-end production accounting processes, including material movements, inventory balances, and mass reconciliation
- Ensure integrity and alignment of production and inventory data across operational systems, planning outputs, and financial reporting
- Act as the single source of truth for production volumes and reconciled inventory positions
- Deliver accurate weekly and monthly production reporting, including KPIs, variance analysis, and clear commentary on key drivers, risks, and trends
- Support period-end close by ensuring production inputs are complete, reconciled, and aligned with Finance reporting requirements
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies (plan vs. actual, system vs. system, mass balance gaps) using structured root cause analysis
- Implement and maintain controls to improve data quality and prevent recurrence of issues
- Identify and execute continuous improvement opportunities in production accounting processes, tools, and reporting
- Support implementation and stand-up of PA systems and tools, including data validation, process alignment, and transition from project phase to steady state
- Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting to support operational, planning, and leadership decision-making
