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Plant Accounting/Cost Manager

Plant Accounting -

The preferred attributes of a successful candidate are:
  • Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
  • Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
  • Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Business Acumen – Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
  • Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
  • Ethical – Ability to demonstrate conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
  • Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
  • Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
  • Assertiveness – Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
  • Persuasive – Ability to influence others to change position or to adopt a specific point of view.
  • Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
  • Conflict Resolution – Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
  • Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
  • Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others using both the spoken word and writing clearly and concisely.
  • Problem Solving – Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
  • Financial Aptitude – Ability to understand and explain economic and accounting information, prepare and manage budgets, and make sound long-term investment decisions.

Education

Must have Bachelors Degree – Accounting/Finance

Getting Past the Screening

I’ve been asked recently by some candidates what recruiters ACTUALLY look for when screening a resume.
 
Results: Everyone has bullet points on their resume. Think more about how you impacted your environments and less about just the basic facts of what you did. Your resume should be about accomplishments and not just a laundry list that reads like a job description. (i.e. “Created new programming tool for current team) … but what many people forget is the results of this. Try something like “Created new programming tool for team THAT RESULTED IN”… and say what happened from it.
 
Responsibilities: I look to see what specific pieces they took ownership of and how much they contributed to the projects. When I view a resume that talks all about a project, but it never mentions what the candidate actually did for the project, I wonder if they had a very minor piece.