ACCOUNTING MANAGER - OPERATIONS

Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!

At HP Hood LLC, we celebrate our differences. Our diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, thoughts and perspectives are fostered to create an inclusive work environment. We are at our best when we respect and value each other - One Team One Company!

Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, 401k matches, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. This position is also eligible for our bonus program.

Founded in 1846, today Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat and more.

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for ensuring that expenses, variances, production and inventory transactions are reported accurately for their plant. Income Statements and Balance sheets need to be reviewed and managed properly and with integrity. They need to be able to work closely with management to accurately provide explanations for variances while maintaining independence and ensure proper accounting guidelines are followed. Reporting properly, accurately and timely to both finance and operations leadership is a key requirement. Must have an understanding of the full accounting and production cycle. The Plant leadership team will rely on this role as a key business partner to the operations team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monthly accounting for inventory accounts - closing of WIP accounts, recording inventory revaluation by SKU for current period, reviewing related liabilities for any adjustments.
• Review of all Income Statement accounts to insure recording of expenses are in correct period and account.
• Prepare all necessary accruals or pre-paid entries specific to the plant(s).
• Reconcile all account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts monthly for related to plant(s).
• Prepare month financial results reporting as required by finance managers and operations leadership.
• File all necessary government reports monthly (MA, PMMB, etc.) accounting for all inflows and outflows of raw product leading to timely payments of the correct amounts.
• Lead budget process and work with cost center owners to provide explanations for any changes from prior periods.
• Prepare annual cost model for each budget and forecast, work with plant to adjust assumptions as necessary prepare analysis of changes.
• Adjust cost models for new product lines / product runs in the plant and understand production flow / changes needed are accounted for correctly.
• Able to perform cost studies and review alternative formulations and ingredient substitutions.
• Review production order variances and work with operations to provide documented variance reporting.
• Able to work on projects that involve finance support in the areas of operations related to assigned plant(s), include fixed cost analysis, productivity studies, mix reporting, etc.+
• Able to report Ad hoc as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree with an accounting concentration.
• Minimum 5 years accounting experience with an understanding of general ledger, account geography, account reconciliations, GAAP and audit reporting requirements.
• Excel power user and ability to adapt to continually changing technology.
• SAP or similar ERP experience required.
• Keeps technical skills up to date.
• Ability to create ad hoc queries in database.
• Understanding of full accounting / production cycle. Requires minimal supervision.

Skills and Competencies:

• Looks for ways to improve reporting.
• Excel power user.
• Organization skills and ability to prioritize to meet multiple deadlines.
• Establishes and maintains effective relations internally and externally.
• Communication skills to work with various departments within the organization.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present data as needed.

This is the reasonably anticipated pay or pay range for this position currently: $99.8k - $113.9k

HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled

"VERVRAA Federal Contractor"