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Job Description
Purpose of Position:
The Financial Accounting Manager will be responsible for preparation and distribution of various accounting, reporting and analytical data to management. Responsible for maintenance of the Company’s general ledger and to ensure period end close and general ledger accounting for the Company is done in accordance with US GAAP.
Essential Job Functions:
Period end close – Support & supervise the corporate accounting staff. Manage daily, weekly and period activities for corporate accounting. Analyze period P&L actual to forecast results, identify drivers of variances, and communicate results to management.
Period reports - Manage the preparation and distribution of internal financial statements and reports, maintaining high quality, reliability and accuracy. Review actual and forecasted balance sheet & cash flow, RONA and other reporting to include in period distribution. Assess reasonableness of forecasts and fluctuations and investigate to ensure changes are appropriate and supported.
Quarterly Reporting – Lead the tasks necessary to prepare financial statements and bank covenant calculations required for quarterly bank reporting. Individual will need sound understanding of consolidating financial statements, including eliminations. Gain an understanding of the covenant calculations in order to ensure changes to projections and accounting methods are appropriately accounted for in the calculations. This task requires frequent communication with treasury group.
Organize and present competitor data to analyze Competitor performance against the Company.
Board Reporting – Lead preparation of Quarterly board book
External Audit – Coordinate activities for annual audit. This includes planning the activities and timelines, preparing P&L schedules, balance sheet roll forwards and other support documentation requested by external auditors. This task will require preparation and analysis of consolidated financial statements, draft notes to financial statements and research GAAP reporting and presentation techniques. This task requires frequent communication with both Company senior management and external audit management.
Develop and maintain the integrity of the financial reporting process and financial controls.
Coordinate, develop and update written policies and procedures over the corporate accounting and general accounting process.
Forecast – Assist in aggregating data for rolling SG&A forecast. Assist in the review of actual to forecast to budgeted SG&A variances on a period basis, including providing meaningful explanations for variances.
Balance Sheet Account Reviews – Prepare, review or approve assigned AAWs.
Research and resolve technical accounting issues including evaluation and implementation of new accounting pronouncements to ensure US GAAP compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
BS in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred
Five years of Accounting/Financial analysis experience, preferably in food or consumer goods industry.
CPA (or in progress) and two years of public accounting experience strongly preferred
Strong accounting skills and sound understanding of financial statements
Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, COGNOS)
Excellent technical skills (i.e. SAP, DB2, Oracle, MS Office suite, MS Project, NetMeeting, Infopak, etc.)
Ability and willingness to learn new computer software and systems.
Excellent verbal, written, analytical & communication skills.
Must have strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment and decision-making ability
Must be able to describe the business benefits of implementing a particular solution
Physical Requirements:
Must have reliable transportation.
Must be able to have consistent attendance.
Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
Must be able to work on the computer for long periods of time
Must be available every four weeks for financial closing process
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.
Vacancy expired!