Staff Accountant- Deli

Staff Accountant-Deli

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Livingston, CA, USA

Full-time

Company Description

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued team members, will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage team members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Salary Range: $69,400.00-$82,285.00 per year

Purpose of Position:

Collection and generation of management reports on the performance of the Livingston Deli manufacturing operations in terms of yields, spending and labor efficiencies.

Essential Job Functions:

• Preparation of all daily and weekly plant performance reports, including meat yields, labor efficiency reports, and preparation of weekly P&L's for management
• Research questions from management regarding weekly variances
• Preparation of journal entries for period and year-end close, and preparation of Accounts Payable accruals for the Plant
• Prepare and explain period-end variances and comparative reports
• Prepare account analysis worksheets and take corrective action to resolve any issues resulting from their preparation
• Prepare, review, and assist plant management with bill of materials and assist in taking of physical inventories on product and materials both onsite and located at cold storage warehouses
• Complete Product Change Requests/SAP BOM changes
• Assist in preparing annual budgets and develop and update detailed desk procedures for all recurring job tasks
• Train, develop, and serve as back-up for clerical position reporting to Staff Accountant

Additional Functions:

• Develop, analyze, and provide plant management with appropriate analysis which reveals and defines problems that can be acted upon by management to reduce cost, gain efficiencies, and redirect efforts
• Assist plant management and Accounting Manager in special assignments, as needed.
• Special Projects, as assigned
• Ad Hoc reporting, upon request

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. degree in accounting or related field
• One to three years accounting experience
• Computer skills- SAP, BW, MII, Word, Excel, Cognos
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have the ability to understand complex costing models
• Be a self-starter, detail-oriented, and well organized
• Have the ability to work within strict timeframes in order to meet deadlines

Preferred Requirements:

• Two to four years plant accounting experience
• Analytical ability and experience

Physical Requirements:

• Must have reliable transportation
• Must be able to have consistent attendance
• Must be able to sit and work on the computer for long periods of time

Additional information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.