Accountant, Cost Accounting

The Kraft Heinz Company•Chicago, IL

2d•$77,800 - $97,300•Onsite

About The Position

This role reports to the Accountant, Cost Accounting, and will support the appropriate costing and oversight of inventory for Kraft Heinz-owned manufacturing operations throughout the North America zone. This role calls for strong business partnership with finance, operations, and business contacts at a variety of levels, including corporate supply chain finance, manufacturing plant controllers, commercialization teams, and data management stewards. Key opportunities for enhancement include elevating and simplifying the annual costing process, partnering with crucial innovation partners to ensure new product development can be timely launched, and developing automation or new reporting to support the accuracy of both standard and actual costing and associated variances.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
Strong knowledge of US GAAP
Demonstrated initiative and decision-making skills
Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to analyze detailed data and deliver actionable adjustments
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communications skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP
Cost accounting experience or academic studies
Microsoft Excel skills

Responsibilities

Refine and execute month-end close journal entries, covering topics such as variance pass backs, deferred expenses, manual inventory adjustments, and cost component analysis.
Provide accounting guidance to both accounting and non-accounting colleagues.
Define and implement process improvements for closing with accuracy and efficiency.
Become proficient in SAP Material Ledger (ML) close process.
Improve the clarity of documentation and insights gained from Blackline account reconciliations and Sarbanes-Oxley controls pertaining to inventory costing and adjustments.
Support personnel at assigned locations and their associated business unit management with ad hoc accounting information and analysis.
Consolidate and publish variance reporting analysis.
Develop and conduct training sessions and project deliverables as needed.