Staff Accountant

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Staff Accountant performs accounting tasks and participates in projects in connection with preparing, reconciling, and explaining the profit/loss for the further processing operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

• Downloads Sales and Purchases Data information from Adage to reconcile to inventory database.

• Ensure accuracy of lbs. received from other locations by evaluating short weights and over weights.  Evaluate this data to ensure correct yield information.

• Verifies accuracy of sales and purchases pricing to ensure that over and under billing does not occur.

• Responsible for evaluating outside sales claims on short weights, price adjustments, and quality adjustments to allocate correct funds back to the departments.

• Summarizes sales and purchases by department for metric reports and weekly profit/loss estimate.

• Inventory Valuations on finished product, raw material, packaging, condiments, etc.

• Bill and reconcile inter-company sales transactions

• Create Journal Entries for Sales Purchasing and Inventory transactions at month end and balance general ledger accounts.

• Manages sales commission and freight accruals. 

• Inputs Sizing Department production data into spreadsheet to report yields and throughputs for Operations

• Analyzes variance between actual and standard variables in the cost model (yields, trim values, meat costs, processing costs) to explain profit and loss of further processing departments (Sizing/Marination).

• Manages projects for data distribution and report development by utilizing spreadsheets and databases.

• Forecasts monthly profit and loss.

• Determines raw material requirements based on finished product specifications for annual budget.

• Periodically observes month end inventory counts.

• Responsible for other duties as assigned by Accounting Supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None. This is an individual contributor position. Competencies required: Functional/Technical Skills, Action Oriented, Problem Solving, Learning on the Fly and Interpersonal Savvy.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Related Field.

• Combination of Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related degree and experience may be substituted for 4 year degree

• 1-3 years relevant Accounting experience with strong knowledge of Accounting principles and concepts.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in Poultry or Food Manufacturing environment preferred.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend English fluently.

• Must have excellent spelling, proof reading and grammatical skills.

• Must have strong attention to details.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Advanced Computer Skills required: Microsoft Office/Excel.

• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.

• Must have the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

• Uses advanced math skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide and calculate yields and metrics.

REQUIRED PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS:

• Resolves discrepancies between General Ledger and Spreadsheet balances.

• Manages multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritizes work accordingly.

• Applies basis reasoning skills and carries out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to read, understand and interpret data and draw logical conclusions based on the available inputs.

• Resolves problems involving variable data and fixed data.

• Applies critical thinking skills in standardized situations as well as non-routine problems.