Senior Manufacturing Accountant

Cozzini offers many interesting career opportunities, all of which encourage growth and development and contribute to the success of the company. The development and promotion of talent is a high priority at Cozzini.

Cozzini has a great opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Accountant to join our Accounting/Finance Team!

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Perform month-end and year end close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Maintain and analyze general ledger accounts
• Calculation of reserve requirements for bad debt, warranty, vacation and inventory obsolescence
• Capitalization of inventory cost variances calculation
• Calculating project revenue in accordance with POC revenue recognition pronouncement
• Performing month-end close for equipment projects, plant operations and inventory
• Monthly reporting upload to our corporate parent
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries
• Improve accounting processes and internal controls
• Analyzing and reporting project and operating cost variances
• Maintaining and reporting sales order intake and backlog reports
• Maintaining the integrity of our inventory costs
• Performing specific cost analysis and searching out cost savings opportunities
• Assist in AP and AR if the circumstance requires
• Managing all facets of the sales tax function
• Active participation in the ERP system implementation
• Any other Accounting Dept activities and special projects as requested by Management

Cozzini, a Middleby company, is a leading provider of high-performance food processing equipment for protein and pet food processing. In addition to its headquarters in Elk Grove Village, IL, Cozzini has an additional manufacturing site in Iowa and sales representation worldwide.

Cozzini, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. 

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Health Savings Account w/ ER contribution
• Flexible Spending Account w/ ER contribution
• Dental Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• 401k
• Vision insurance

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of three years’ experience in a staff accounting function (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
• Aptitude for mainframe software systems
• Must be proficient with latest version of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, etc) and Microsoft Outlook
• Possess: strong organizational skills, strong attention to detail, be a hands-on person, with effective follow-up discipline and operating without close supervision
• Maintain strict confidentiality of business information
• Must be able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines
• Must be flexible to adapt to rapidly changing priorities (i.e. able to quickly re-prioritize and change directions when the situation demands).
• Ability to Research and analyze complex problems and develop an optimal approach for resolution.
• Perform self-review of finished work and maintain high quality standards