Job Description

Momence Packing is a harvest facility and manufacturer that exclusively produces sausage products for Johnsonville Sausage. Johnsonville Sausage is the No. 1 national brand of brats, Italian sausage, smoked-cooked links and fresh breakfast sausage links. Momence Packing offers a variety of positions, with opportunity for growth and development, as well as competitive wages and benefits.

Position Overview:

This position is an excellent opportunity for an individual to leverage their product costing expertise and leadership skills as a Senior Plant Cost Accountant for the Finance team, specifically serving the Momence facility.

The successful candidate will join a team committed to manufacturing excellence, continuous improvement and member development. This position plays a key leadership role at the facility by providing impartial financial analysis and guidance, decision support and development of financial acumen across the entire facility team.

Responsibilities:

You will have the opportunity to:

Work with team members to create and continuously improve management reporting and performance metrics. Assist members in understanding how they can affect financial results.
Provide financial analysis and business insight to drive key performance metrics
Be an integral member of facility leadership teams setting strategic direction, identifying key financial opportunities, and leading key improvement initiatives
Lead the forecasting and annual budgeting process for your facilities. Ensure that facility processes are streamlined and align with overall company processes.
Assist the Planning and Analytics team in developing meaningful and reliable product cost estimates for new products.
Prepare financial analysis and recommendations for proposed capital expenditures including return on investment (IRR). Assist in capital project closing and post mortem analysis.
Drive the development of procedures and controls that ensure meaningful and reliable product costs and accurate inventories.
Coach production reporters, timekeepers, inventory control (coaching responsibilities may vary by location).
Understand all plant business processes and the impact on cost reporting. Involved in all accounting decisions related to Plant transactions
Participate on various project teams
Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience in an ERP environment;CMA a plus but not required
Experience in food or CPG a plus but not required
Experience working with and/or developing meaningful operational reporting and guiding operations members on interpreting and using financial reporting
Desire and ability to be a thought leader and change agent in the context of a team environment
Strong computer skills required (Intermediate Excel, Word, Powerpoint); SAP experience would be a plus
Strong communication skills, ability to present financial information in a meaningful understandable way
Highly motivated self-starter with a demonstrated ability to quickly acquire new skills
Ability to adapt to and embrace changing work environments
Competencies you bring to the job: Managerial Courage/Standing Alone, Process Oriented/Attention to Detail and Informing
Date: October, 29th, 2018
Coach: Eric Gasca
Location: Momence, IL
Member Status: First Shift Salary
Reason for Posting: Replacement

How to Apply: For internal Members, log into the Member Portal and click the quick link Johnsonville Jobs. Click Careers and then Job Search and apply for the position titled "Senior Plant Cost Accountant.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Momence Packingvalues the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given toour country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

This job was posted on Sun Feb 24 2019 and expired on Fri Mar 01 2019.

Minimum $12K /yr

$68K /yr Average

Maximum $163K /yr

Tasks

Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.

Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.

Prepare adjusting journal entries.

Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.

Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.

Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.

Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.

Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.

Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.

Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.

Represent clients before taxing authorities and provide support during litigation involving financial issues.

Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals.

Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.

Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value, and location of property.

Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.