Plant Accountant jobs in Cedar Falls, IA

• Worksite Location: Britt, MN
• Contract, potential for permanent employment

Plant Cost Accountant Job Description:
The Plant Cost Accountant is responsible for the preparation and analysis of accounting reports related to manufacturing processing at the Britt facility, including cost estimates, labor efficiency and downtime as well as assisting in the monthly close process, monthly Key Performance Indicator reporting, weekly and mid-month trend reporting and process order monitoring.

What you’ll do as a Plant Cost Accountant:

• Prepare weekly operational reporting related to manufacturing processing at the facility
• Prepare shrink reporting on plant operations including liquid egg, ingredients, packaging and other applicable plant processing costs
• Balance and report on finished goods inventory on a weekly basis
• Reconcile raw material inventory counts and ledger accounts on a monthly basis
• Monitor process order variances throughout the month and act as a liaison between production and accounting to resolve discrepancies
• Coordinate the set-up of new products and raw material items within SAP
• Responsible for master data set up: resources, materials, BOM’s and recipes
• Prepare standard cost estimates
• Prepare weekly recaps of rework and scrap charges
• Complete USDA forms weekly and monthly for government reporting
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety

What you’ll bring to the Plant Cost Accountant role:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• 2 years of accounting experience
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and/or public groups
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Demonstrated supervisory skills
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills