Herr Foods Inc. · 4 hours ago
Senior Cost Accountant
Nottingham, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expHerr Foods Inc. is the largest privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor in the country, and they are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant position. The role involves overseeing and analyzing all aspects of manufacturing cost accounting, partnering with operations, supply chain, and finance leadership to drive operational improvement and cost transparency.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Lead annual and periodic standard cost rollups and revaluation
Maintain and update standard cost for raw materials, labor overhead and finished goods
Maintain item master
Validate accuracy of BOM (bill of materials) and routings in ERP (D365 – Microsoft)
Perform analysis on manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, usage rates, mix and yields) and explain key drivers to finance and operational leadership
Oversee inventory valuation; Raw, WIP and Finished Goods
Monitor inventory accuracy: movement of inventory, physical inventory (PI’s), cycle counts and build out calculations for inventory reserves on shrink and excess & obsolete write offs
Support monthly close activities on manufacturing and inventory accounts
Perform journal entry, account reconciliations, and analytics on variances
Perform cost and margin reporting by product, customer and plant
Respond to auditor’s questions
Work with Plant leadership supporting
Cost reductions and productivity initiatives
Collaborate with co-workers and business leaders to leverage knowledge and experience to improve processes, procedures and the work environment to eliminate inefficient and ineffective processes and procedures
Identifies opportunities to enhance internal controls and support regulatory compliance and business planning
Performs technical accounting research and analysis and prepares accounting memos that clearly document conclusions on areas that include revenue recognition and other topics
Involved in the development, use, and application of updates to the accounting software, including the maintenance of the module with the most current models, metrics, and data
Leads special projects
Providing cost analysis on new product and process changes
Maintaining item master & build out of routings, BOM accuracy and labor standards
Reviewing plant capital investments
Serve as a role model to foster a collaborative, high achieving and supportive environment across all departments and businesses
Oversees all aspects of freight shipped via common carrier as it relates to accounting by utilizing the transportation management system (TMS)
Works with logistics and outside freight companies for notification of delivered status for FOB: Destination loads for accuracy of sales revenue reporting
Manages tracking of common carrier paid loads for accruals needed at month-end close
Prepares various month-end journal entries related to freight for common carrier loads and Herrs internal fleet. This includes allocation of shipping materials, mileage, loader costs and allocation of freight charges at customer level
Prepares financial analysis of actuals vs budget related to common carrier costs for month-end close
Effectively field questions, discuss accounting issues, explain financial tracking of key projects within a wide range of audiences with varying levels of financial acumen
Continuously improves systems and processes that will scale with the business
Coordinate and prepare auditor requests during the company’s financial statement audits
Professionally communicate and collaborate with a positive and productive disposition in a complex environment with a focus on customer service
Develop and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external customers and works proactively to identify and solve problems
Collaborate and share knowledge across all areas of accounting and finance
Communicate effectively while striving for the highest possible outcomes for customers and our organization
Develop strong working relationships with internal and external customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting and at least 5 years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of standard costing and manufacturing operations
Demonstrates intermediate to advanced Excel skills
Understanding of Microsoft Dynamics (D365) or EPR systems
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of accounting theory, principles, practices and regulations
Understands and adheres to requirements for account reconciliation work papers
Demonstrated successful use of technology to improve process efficiency
Proven ability to break down problems into meaningful parts and come to rational and well-thought-out conclusions and communicate them to a diverse audience
Wishes to work in a business environment in which every employee seeks to be great every day
Preferred
CMA, CPA or MBA
Benefits
Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan
Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing.
Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
Paid Employee referral program.
Long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, critical illness indemnity plans, identity theft coverage, and legal plans.
Opportunities to contribute to a 401k with generous company matching, annual company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement.
Low or no cost medical care through our Assured Excellence Program which provides high quality health care for orthopedic procedures, cancer treatments, cardiac surgery and care, along with treatment for many other conditions.
OSS Health Company Direct Program, based in York, PA, is available to benefit-eligible employees offering bundled package rates for orthopedic care and imaging.
Company
Herr Foods Inc.
A recognized leader in the snack food industry, Herr Foods Inc. is headquartered in Nottingham, PA.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Scott A. Bailey
Senior Vice President Finance & Accounting and Chief Financial Officer
Curtis Kodish
Human Resource Business Partner
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