Senior Cost Accountant
Location: Phoenix, AZ, United States
Job Function: Finance
Req Number: 668
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Description
Job Title: Senior Cost Accountant
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Department: Finance
FLSA Status: Exempt
FLSA Status: Exempt
We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious, and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Controller, Edible Nuts, the Senior Cost Accountant will be responsible for preparing monthly financial closing, reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes for the Finance team. They will support manufacturing location in Phoenix, AZ. They will be responsible for the coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in a timely and efficient manner.
The ideal candidate must have great attention to detail and analyzation of data with emphasis on costing to be successful in this role. They must be able to prioritize and complete multiple projects on strict deadlines.
Position Responsibilities
- Create and maintain the plants’ absorption-based production standards including standard cost estimates, product set-up costs, activity rates, creation of work cells, overhead allocations, and all other standard cost related activities.
- Responsible for preparing monthly financial closing.
- Oversight of process order variance analysis (throughput, source of loss, downtime, etc.), data integrity, customer and product profitability, group level profit and loss, spending & Key Performance Indicator Dashboard.
- Lead annual review of production standards with plants and executive leadership team to ensure cost management, optimization, full fixed and variable absorption, and product/customer margin.
- Collaborate with executive leadership team with forecasting and budgeting.
- Direct internal reviews including internal weekly, monthly, and annual reviews with Key Stakeholders.
- Analyze working capital by providing perpetual inventory, monitoring cycle and/or physical inventories, and reporting of variances to senior leadership.
- Perform sales analysis and reconciliation, margin analysis and customer pull rates.
- Review ad hoc analysis and perform other responsibilities as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field is required.
- Five (5) years of relevant finance experience is required.
- Must possess proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, BI, Excel4Apps and other integrated reporting solutions.
- Excellent teamwork, relationship building, and coordinative skills is required.
- Must be able to work with diverse team across various geographies is required.
- Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, presentation, and listening is required.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks accurately and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment is required.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at: [email protected]
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