Accounting Technician Job

Job: Finance
Primary Location: Macon, Georgia
Relocation Offered: No 
Employment Status: Full-Time
Travel: No

Do you want to work for a company that gives you opportunities to grow in a collaborative environment? How about working for a manufacturer with a rich history and even brighter future? Armstrong World Industries began over 150 years ago as a small cork-cutting shop in Pittsburgh, PA. From that small business, we became the leader in ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions that contribute to better, more inspiring buildings that make a difference in the lives of people where they work, play, learn, heal and live. At Armstrong World Industries you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Come build your future with us!

Our Finance and Accounting team is seeking an Accounting Technician at our plant in Macon, GA. The Accounting Technician will mainly be responsible for performing a variety of accounting and information processing duties.

Responsibilities of the Accounting Technician:

• Prepare daily, weekly, and month-end accounting reports
• Reconcile and enter inventory adjustments in SAP
• Set up new items for Standards and Budgets in SAP and MX
• Provide backup for plant hourly payroll
• Complete Account Payable duties
• Assist with annual plant physical inventory audits
• Maintain standard cost system and resolve costing exceptions
• Assist with month-end financial closing tasks
• Reconcile plant balance sheet accounts monthly
• Coordinate cycle counts and count sheets

Required Qualifications and Education of the Accounting Technician:

• High School diploma and 2+ years of related accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn SAP and payroll-related software

Preferred Qualifications of the Accounting Technician:

• Manufacturing accounting experience
• SAP and data entry experience

Why Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions. At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, Armstrong World Industries offers interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces. We built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we’re here to serve – our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

Benefits Package

• Standard benefit package offerings: Medical, dental, prescription drugs, life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• Vacation and sick time
• Product discount programs
• 401k Match

About the Location (Macon, GA)

Our Macon Plant, one of six Armstrong ceiling plants, employs approximately 435 people working on rotating shifts, 24/7, in the manufacture and shipment of acoustical ceiling tile to Armstrong's customers.  Located approximately 85 miles south of Atlanta, the Macon facility has 33 acres under one roof, or 1.5 million square feet of floor space.  It is the largest ceiling tile factory in the world.  The operations are complex, automated, use the latest modern management technology, and manufacture a wide range of commercial and residential ceiling products.

Macon, also known as the "Cherry Blossom Capital of the World", is in the heart of Georgia and marks a historical crossroads in the south. The city carries with it a rich cultural heritage while creating a strong vision for the future. Macon offers the amenities of a small friendly city with the advantages of a growing community.

Equal Opportunity Employer: AWI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vets

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact AWI employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.

AWI will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to AWI, including unsolicited resumes sent to an AWI mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to AWI employees, or to AWI's resume database will be considered AWI property. AWI will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. AWI will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.

AWI will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed AWI contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted. 

Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by AWI's Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager or his or her designee. No other AWI employee is authorized to bind AWI to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to AWI, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.