Senior Cost Accountant

Supports financial planning reporting accounting and business analysis processes necessary to support Company objectives. Ensures all financial reports and analyses comply with appropriate accounting principles and company policies accurately reflect the condition of business and provide reliable information necessary to control operations. Supports monthly financial reporting forecasting annual audit and budgeting processes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Essential Job Functions)

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of but not be limited to the following:

• Supports Perry RAW & RTE production by preparing and analyzing cost reports daily weekly and monthly:
  • Includes Material Use Variances (MUV) analysis and labor performance tracking.
  • Includes COGS analysis to ensure BOMs are set up correctly and scraps align to actuals
• Supports new item setup and costing of bill of materials (BOMs)
• Assist with month end close and reporting
• Prepare and provide financial support throughout the period and close by working on period journal entries and AP postings for the Perry site
• Provide oversight and maintain relationships with Finance Budget & Forecasting Teams and other support departments.
• Research and analyze period financial activity ensuring proper BOM set up scrap percentages inventory and MUVs.
• Fixed Asset audits reconciliation and cataloging of assets per Jack Links standards
• Supports Companys audits to ensure legal compliance and inventory control.
• Assist in developing cost accounting procedures and SOPs
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Qualifications :

Required Education: 

• Bachelors degree in accounting or related field

Required Experience: 

• 4 years of previous work in Finance or Cost Accounting preferably with an emphasis in manufacturing
• SAP/SAP S4 HANA
• Power BI tools and Analytics

REQUIRED SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Must demonstrate effective leadership problem solving presentation and employee motivational skills.
• Proficient in Internet navigation Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint Power BI and Outlook.
• Ability to calculate using fractions decimals and percentages count record and analyze reports.

Additional Information :

The starting rate for this role is $95k -$110k (Annual). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member will be required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. beard/hairnet ear plugs frock boots etc.) stand for extended periods of time and use hands/arms to push pull reach and occasionally lift above head.  The Team Member must occasionally lift push pull up to 25 pounds and 50 pounds infrequently. Team Members are requested to visually inspect equipment and/or product. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant setting with wet/slippery floors varying degrees of temperatures with an average temperature of 40 degrees in the production area.  Team Members will be exposed to raw and/or cooked meat products and moving equipment and will be required to follow all Food Safety Quality requirements.

EEO Statement:

Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program please visit:  job description is intended to generally describe the nature and level of work to be performed by team members in this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of team members performing this role.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time