Boar's Head Brand · 4 months ago
Cost Accountant (Delicatessen Services Co., LLC)
Holland, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expBoar's Head Provisions Co., Inc. is a leading company in the food industry, seeking a Cost Accountant to support their financial operations. The role involves applying cost accounting principles to analyze product costs, conduct cost audits, and prepare detailed cost reports while collaborating with various departments.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Computes product/project costs, compares actual costs to estimates and analyzes variances. Must be able to communicate, coach and support finance, manufacturing and logistics staff to greater understanding of Mfg. variances in both process manufacturing and process improvements
Prepares the recording and calculation of unit costs for products and services related to a specific SKU, job or project. This can include collection of raw material purchases, yields, inventory, labor and overheads
Assists Plant Management, Process Systems and R & D in the development and tracking of metrics pertaining to yield and quality variance and improvements, usage variance, rework measurement and other shop floor activities. Will require the ability to be on the shop floor daily and working knowledge of the shop floor
Examines cost that seems contrary to past experience
Analyzes changes in production design, raw material, manufacturing methods and prepares periodic report comparing standard costs to actual production costs. Participate actively in problem identification and solutions
Assist in the preparation of operation’s budget, monitor performance and recommend improvement
Analyzes, investigates and corrects accounting entries as needed
Performs reconciliations of complex transactions
Organizes cost functions prior to physical inventory and supplies necessary documentation for audit of the inventory assets
Other projects supporting operations as needed and direction from the operation managers
Prepare and implement analyses and modeling that identify inefficiencies and areas of growth with respect to operations. Provide data extraction, trend analyses, cost/benefit analyses, ROI analyses, and various other strategic to support to operations management. The resulting information is used by management to assist in the decision-making process
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management, or related experience equivalent to such degree with professional qualifications such as CPIM or CEPIM
Minimum 5-7 years previous experience in manufacturing accounting role where responsibilities were maintained for MRP, budgeting and costs analysis, inventory control and management
Solid background with computerized ledger and other accounting applications in a multi-user environment
High proficiency level in all MS Office applications with spreadsheet, word processing, database, presentation and graphic software
Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex financial information
This position requires 10% of the time will require travel to other facilities to gather and review key performance data
Preferred
Involvement in ERP Project or Project Management highly desirable
Company
Boar's Head Brand
Since Boar's Head was founded in 1905, much has changed.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Castor
Chief Security Officer
Cynthia Lopeman
Human Resources Business Partner
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