Accountant | Cost Accountant

Lawrence Paper Company

Location: Lawrence, KS

With more than 140 years of experience producing paper and corrugated boxes for industrial and retail use and fulfilling packaging services across the Midwest, Lawrence Paper Company invites you to help write the future of our storied past. 

Position Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and dependable Accountant / Cost Accountant to join our accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Work with business partners, internal and external, to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures and controls.
• Assisting with month-end close by preparing journal entries, creating schedules, and analyzing variances.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting.
• Maintaining accurate product costs and estimating rates.
• Track manufacturing variances and have a solid understanding of inventory movements and accuracy.
• Analyzing cost records in a job cost environment.
• Analyzing financial statements and understand where variances may exist.
• Assisting with monthly and quarterly reporting for internal and external sources.
• Preparing documentation for external auditors.
• Recommending ways to reduce costs and enhance revenue.