Cost Accounting Manager

Summary: Provide day-to-day financial operations support ensuring that the assets are adequately safe-guarded, properly valued and effectively used in the business enterprise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Ensure plant level internal controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively.
• Responsible for the integrity, accuracy and timely submittal of all financial transactions originated at the production site.
• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and appropriate valuation of all inventory related to the production site.
• Act as the primary JDE liaison at the production site.
• In conjunction with Regional Controller, develop monthly flash reports, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets.
• Assist General Manager with cost control initiatives. Ensure accurate and timely transactional reporting.
• Monitor capital spending program. Ensure compliance to corporate policies including approvals and spending as well as conversion of individual assets into fixed asset sub-ledger systems.
• Coordinate cycle counts on inventory assets in coordination with maintenance and warehouse departments.
• Administrate material master including BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, Warehouse Masters and Item Masters
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting including but not limited to monthly OpCo reports, inventory sub-ledgers, inventory SOX controls, inventory movements and flash reports.
• Load data into Hyperion Planning and HFM.
• Be proficient at the DAS report writer tool in order to extract data from JDE. Create and maintain scheduled DAS reports for all Dubuque users
• Participate in the SPI process including supplying pertinent inventory and production data as needed.
• Monitor and maintain the cost information at the plant and cost center level. Ensure accuracy and completeness of data.
• Serve as the DSI liaison between plant users and Corporate/DSI consultants, maintaining DSI applications and requesting changes as needed for plant operations.
• Serve as the plant lead for Longview integration and support.
• Sign-off on quarterly certifications of financial accuracy of plant reporting.
• Follows all food safety procedures and practices to promote our food safety culture.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Must possess a high degree of integrity.
• Strong communication and organizational skills in order to effectively interact with all levels of management.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting principles, such as GAAP and internal control / SOX.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply business management principles including strategic planning, personnel management and development and departmental budgeting.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and deductive reasoning skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze relevant information to draw conclusions and make informed judgments.
• Ability to develop systems and methods of operation in order to ensure proper financial reporting.
• Time management skills including ability to prioritize and organize work to maximize efficiency.
• Knowledge of personnel management principles, including performance management and coaching.
• Strong computer spreadsheet modeling and word processing skills (i.e. MS Office).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline required.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in accounting/ financial management required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with inventory management through an ERP system.
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) principles and reporting.
• Strong computational skills in Microsoft Excel.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge or have the ability to acquire the knowledge of JDE Accounting software;