Accountant
Location: The Woodlands, TX, United States, 77381
Company: Chart Industries
Ensuring Chart's Success...
"Cooler By Design" - Chart's core business is centered around the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no - see, we think the products we design and build are pretty cool too. Also, we're problem solvers. Customers don't come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That's where you come in, because someone has to figure it out - all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment on-site. Chart's mission is to provide full solutions across the Nexus of Clean - clean power, clean water, clean food, and clean industrials. The diverse applications we service echo our commitment to sustainability - from providing full hydrogen solutions across the value chain, offering small and industrial scale carbon capture solutions to customers globally, creating water treatment systems responsible for treating 4.5 billion gallons of water per day in the U.S. and delivering clean water to over a billion people worldwide, providing equipment and solutions for mission critical space launches, decarbonizing the marine industry, and electrifying the mining space. Chart even contributes to the food and beverage industry by making some of your favorite carbonated beverages possible - If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing - well, that's Chart technology too (and it's also cool)!
The Accountant is a key member of the finance and accounting organization, responsible for supporting both business unit accounting activities and plant-level manufacturing finance for the New Iberia, Louisiana facility. This role partners closely with operations, plant leadership, and corporate finance to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and actionable financial insights. The position reports to the Controller in The Woodlands and serves as an important link between corporate accounting and plant operations. This position will require a week of travel to New Iberia, each quarter.
This role offers strong exposure across both corporate/business unit accounting and plant-level manufacturing finance, providing an excellent foundation for long-term growth. The Accountant will gain hands-on experience partnering with operations, leadership, and cross-functional teams while developing deeper expertise in manufacturing accounting, ERP systems, and business partnering. Successful performance in this role can lead to expanded responsibilities and future advancement into senior accounting, plant finance, or controller-track roles within the organization.
What Will You Do?
Lead daily, weekly, and month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and adjustments for both business unit and plant operations
Maintain general ledger integrity through balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, and timely issue resolution
Prepare and analyze cost of sales, gross margins, manufacturing variances, and profitability by product, job, and site
Support plant-level accounting for the New Iberia manufacturing facility, including WIP, inventory, labor, and overhead analysis
Serve as a finance partner to operations, procurement, and plant leadership, providing financial insight and decision support
Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial reporting for the business unit and plant
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and company accounting policies
Support audits by preparing schedules, documentation, and responses to audit inquiries
Support fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting, including capital project tracking, asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation
Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate invoice coding, vendor payments, and progress accounting where applicable
Maintain and review ERP (JD Edwards) master data, including cost centers, jobs, work orders, and manufacturing-related data
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and IT to resolve transactional and reporting issues within JDE
Identify and support continuous improvement initiatives in accounting, plant finance, and reporting processes
Travel quarterly to the New Iberia, Louisiana plant to support on-site reviews, inventory processes, and collaboration with plant leadership
Perform other duties as assigned
Your Experience Should Be...
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
3-7 years of progressive accounting experience in a manufacturing and/or project-based environment
Working knowledge of ASC 606 / percentage-of-completion accounting preferred
Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, WIP, inventory, and cost of sales
Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with ERP systems; JD Edwards EnterpriseOne experience strongly preferred
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across finance, operations, and leadership teams
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently while meeting deadlines
Willingness and ability to travel to the New Iberia, LA plant on a quarterly basis
Our Benefits Package...
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Employer contributions to an HSA account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
Up to two weeks of paid family leave
401k retirement savings plan including a company match
Employee stock purchase program
Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.
Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing "equal employment opportunity" and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.
