Sr. Cost Accountant

Why You’ll Love This Job

Since 1987, the team at Cafe Valley has produced muffins, bundt cakes, ring cakes, loaf cakes, danishes, turnovers, croissants, and our signature Cafe Bites for our customers throughout the United States and across the world. Demand for our products have grown to the extent that our state-of-the-art, Phoenix, AZ production facility built in 2011 was joined by our Marion, IN production facility in 2014. Through innovative bakery techniques and unique recipes, we continue to delight one bite at a time.

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for accurately capturing, reporting, and analyzing production costs of the facility including product costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory valuation. You will need to have a good foundation in cost accounting and a passion for data.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Close production jobs and on a daily basis
• Meet with department managers daily to review jobs and analyze cost variance
• Send out the Management Dashboard to the leadership team on a weekly basis
• Work with all department managers to ensure all production costs are being fully captured and accurately reported in financials
• Perform month end close activities (entries & analysis) related to COGS and inventory
• Attend meetings with operations management, present financial information and answer questions
• Ensure validity and accuracy of the ERP system through analysis, audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing
• Perform cost analysis as it may relate to inventory, labor, etc. and identify areas for cost improvement
• Spend time on the production floor at both plants to help with operational cost savings projects
• Research transactions to ensure proper reporting
• Maintain requisition approval system
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 5 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing or 7+ years in a closely related field
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field of study
• Excellent computer skills, experienced with ERP and inventory management systems
• Extremely strong Excel skills
• Advanced knowledge of cost accounting methodologies and practices
• Problem solver with demonstrated ability to streamline and automate complex processes

Success factors/job competencies:

• Excellent communication skills and high confidence in stating professional opinions
• Excellent analytical skills with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills; ability to work with individuals at all levels
• Self-directed individual with a strong desire for accurate results
• Requires the ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and detailed analysis. 
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with operations teams and executive management.
• Proven success learning new systems and processes quickly
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Identifying measures or indicators of systems performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the systems.
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizing to make improvements or take corrective action.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• A willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Type: Full Time (Hourly)
Job ID: 172961