Accountant
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at AO Smith Corporation. Appleton · no salary stated · we estimate $75,981–$135,000 across the United States.
AO Smith Corporation has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Prepare plant spending reports, reconcile costs against budget, and explain expense patterns to staff and senior leaders
- Handle plant accounts payable, reconcile operating and payroll bank accounts, and prepare monthly entries and sales tax filings
- Review warranty costs, utility spending, purchase orders, and production variances, escalating exceptions to plant leadership
- Support payroll, daily invoicing, sales updates, internal audits, and production-order closeout
- Investigate general ledger discrepancies and prepare trial balance analysis in line with GAAP and company procedures
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in accounting or a related discipline is required
- You bring strong Excel ability, including PivotTables, lookup functions, and data analysis
- Internship, co-op, or up to two years of accounting experience is preferred, rather than required
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career accountant comfortable with plant expenses, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Manufacturing or inventory accounting experience may help, and familiarity with SAP is a plus.
From the employer
Company / Location Information
A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.Primary Function
The Accountant I will perform a variety of activities in the preparation, examination, and interpretation of accounting and financial records, reports, and statements. The incumbent will be involved with the general ledger, budget, month end closing, and other cost/financial analyses compliant with all company and GAAP policies.
Responsibilities
- Assemble plant expense analysis and report updates to the staff on a regular basis. Coordinate the accounts payable function for all plant operations.
- Prepare bank reconciliations for all operating, disbursement, payroll, and investment accounts.
- Prepare specific monthly journal entries, sales tax returns, and warranty expense account analysis.
- Analyze and reconcile any discrepancies within the general accounting functions. Will report on utility use, expenditures, etc. and provide analysis for senior management review.
- Settle and close production orders, investigate production variances.
- Provide research assistance as required and respond to inquiries and requests from internal sources.
- Assist as backup for payroll, daily invoicing, and sales updating. Provide payroll approval.
- Observe all procedures and policies in accordance with GAAP, company policy, and federal/state regulations.
- Review all purchase orders and provide updates to the plant manager regarding exceptions and expense levels.
- Reconcile all expenses to budget.
- Provide internal financial audits and cycle count audits – issue reporting.
- Prepare trial balance analysis.
- Perform other activities as needed or as requested.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
- Internship, co-op, or 1-2 years of accounting experience preferred.
- Strong Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis).
- Experience with ERP systems preferred (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Infor, Epicor, NetSuite, etc.).
- Manufacturing or inventory accounting exposure preferred but not required.
Additional Qualifications
- SAP knowledge a plus
We Offer
Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.
#Appcast
ADA Statement & EEO Statement
In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status.
We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
Accounting work from LinkedIn, X, Reddit and Upwork, in one list.
Each morning you get everything that fits, strongest first.
Accounting
Find me workBy the team behind financeroles.