Accounting Manager

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

Purpose of position:
Provide financial support to Operations and Financial Management to drive short and long-term business decisions for the purpose of attainment of division goals for Fresh Processing, Prepared Foods, Live, and Rendering. Responsible for analysis of business results and development of projects. Maintain and supervise an accurate period close. Prepare, analyze and review weekly and period end reports to distribute to operations management. Conduct field audits to identify risk and provide findings with recommendations for operations management. Review balance sheet account analysis worksheets on a period basis and make any necessary adjustments. Coordinate with operations management on development of the annual budget and standard costs. Effectively communicate with manager, staff, and operations on pertinent information. Develop staff and create a team environment within the department. Create value through relevant and objective insight.

Essential Job Functions:
Maintain and supervise an accurate period close and create, analyze, and review weekly and period end performance and production reports.
Train and develop staff and deal with any personnel issues as necessary
Coordinate with operations management to prepare an annual budget and standard costs.
Conduct field audits to identify risk. Identify findings and propose action plans for operations management to mitigate or eliminate risk.
Establish strong partnerships with operations management in order to gain understanding of operational challenges and structure information resources accordingly
Ad hoc requests from operations management and Operations Controller
Conduct Field Audits and Post-internal audit initiatives as appropriate.

Ability to use analysis to identify improvement opportunities

Must have an understanding of continuous improvement and process improvement
Additional Functions:
Develop an understanding of the business and have the ability to anticipate questions from the business to aid in decision making
In the absence of certain key financial positions, may be used as an interim resource

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
B.S degree in accounting or related field.
Five-seven years accounting or Finance experience, with some supervisory experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Computer literacy (strong Excel and database skills).
Self-starter, detail-oriented and well organized.
Ability to work within strict time frames in order to meet deadlines.
Preferred Requirements:
MBA or CPA
Experience with consumer products, commodities perishable foods, and/or integrated poultry

Cost Accounting experience
Physical Requirements:
Consistent and reliable attendance

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.