Senior Accountant

• Philadelphia
• Hybrid

• Department: Accounting / Finance
• Reports to: Director of Accounting
• Location: Philadelphia

Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!

Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3000 Associates in the US.

Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle () an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to peoples well-being and planet health.

Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planets resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.

Position Summary:

Our established consumer packaged goods company is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to own core accounting operations across the full manufacturing-to-shelf this role you will help manage the month-end close safeguard the integrity of the general ledger and deliver accurate financial reporting that informs decisions across sales supply chain and operations. The ideal candidate pairs strong technical accounting expertise with hands-on experience in inventory cost accounting and trade spend analysis.

This position is based in our Philadelphia office four days per week to support close collaboration with cross-functional partners with one remote day each week.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-End Close: Support assigned areas of the monthly quarterly and annual close including journal entries accruals and account reconciliations helping ensure an accurate timely close within established deadlines.

Inventory & Cost Accounting: Assist the Finance team with standard costing help analyze purchase price and manufacturing variances and reconcile inventory across raw materials WIP and finished goods; participate in cycle counts and physical inventories alongside operations.

Cost of Sales: Partner with plant controllers to help track analyze and report cost of sales assist in investigating margin fluctuations and prepare variance commentary for review by senior finance staff.

Trade Spend & Deductions: Help account for trade promotions customer deductions and chargebacks; assist with reconciling trade accruals and supporting gross-to-net revenue analysis.

General Ledger: Maintain assigned GL accounts prepare reconciliations for review research discrepancies escalating issues as needed.

Financial Reporting: Assist in preparing financial statements and internal management reports in accordance with IFRS and guidance provided by Group controllership support budgeting forecasting and variance analysis.

Audit & Controls: Support external audit requests maintain strong internal controls help document and improve accounting processes and policies.

Compliance: Assist with sales/use tax excise and other regulatory filings relevant to manufactured consumer goods.

Process Improvement: Identify and implement automation and efficiency opportunities within the ERP and close process.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field.

3 years of progressive accounting experience including full-cycle month-end close ownership.

Demonstrate working knowledge of IFRS and its application

Direct experience with inventory and cost accounting ideally in manufacturing CPG food & beverage or a related product-based industry.

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables lookups large-dataset analysis).

Experience with a major ERP system (e.g. JD Edwards NetSuite SAP Oracle Microsoft Dynamics).

Strong analytical organizational and communication skills with the ability to partner across departments.