Job description

Job Title: Cost Accountant
Reports to: Plant Controllerr. Operations Controller
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Key Internal Partners: Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, and Corporate Finance
Key External Partners: None
Project Management: No
Job Summary:
The Cost Accountant in Nampa, ID will support the Plant Controller in all financial aspects of the factory operations in order to guarantee and optimize the plant's financial performance and to secure its assets.
Job Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Assist with the financial planning for the plant: budget, forecast and business plan
• Provide support for weekly performance report for factory management team in order to identify and address gaps proactively.
• Assist in inventory cycle counting, audits, and year-end physical inventory to include spare parts, raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.
• Develop deep understanding of factory ERP system, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
• Assist with month-end closing duties and reporting to include preparation of journal entries and account analysis.
• Perform general accounting, payables, order entry, billing, and cost accounting.
• Validation of correct item codes and payable routing codes.

• Develop, implement and improve processes, tools, and systems to assist with volume growth.
• Support Sr. Plant Controller with the evaluation of the financial aspects of existing and proposed business ventures (i.e. return on investment (ROI), pricing, capital expenditures, etc.)
• Complete standard to actual monthly cost report by running reports out of VIF (ERP system) and summarizing and communicating the data in a standard format, monthly bill of material (BOM) audit/review/validation
• Must be capable of adapting to the needs of the business in anticipation of significant business growth and corresponding impact to financial reporting.
• All other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

• Weekly SQCDME (safety, quality, cost, delivery, motivation, environment)
• Timely, accurate financial analysis/reports

Position Requirements:
EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a technical field

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2-3 years of accounting and/or finance experience
• Experience at a Manufacturing/Plant level highly preferred, food manufacturing is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems

SKILLS

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Strong sense of job ownership coupled with a solid team orientation
• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills
• Must be able to multi-task and meet demanding deadlines
• Organized and attention-to-detail
• Ability to work collaboratively both internally and externally
• Must be able to adapt in a rapidly growing and changing environment
• Must have solid written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships internally/cross functionally and external business partners

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able work in normal office conditions
• Must be able to work a minimum of 8 hours per day
• Must be able to travel via airplane within the U.S. intermittently

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to relocate to Nampa, Idaho?

Work Location: In person

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