Accounting Specialist

Butterball•Huntsville, AR

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist performs a variety of financial tasks to support accurate record keeping, reporting, and financial operations. The role applies accounting principles to help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies, and contractual obligations, and provides accounting support to operations while building understanding of accounting principles and standards. The position maintains financial records, assists with financial reports and transactions, supports reconciliations and audits, and responds to billing and payment inquiries. It collaborates with internal and external partners to improve financial performance, reporting accuracy, and process efficiency. Work takes place in climate-controlled office environments and manufacturing plant environments that may include cold, wet, or warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. Personal protective equipment is required in manufacturing environments. Minimal regional travel may be required. The position is designated safety-sensitive under Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least 1 year of relevant experience.
Some experience in office administration, accounting, and/or bookkeeping.
Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy and precision.
Critical thinking, research, data review, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively.
Strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking skills, including the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
Ability to address issues, inquiries, and concerns promptly.
Working knowledge of accounting principles, financial regulations, and reporting standards.
Effective skills using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, and accounting software such as QuickBooks, M-Tech, SAP, or similar.
Ability to perform duties that may require standing, sitting, talking, hearing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, using hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard, and occasionally lifting up to 25 pounds.
Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to wear and work in personal protective equipment in manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field.
Previous experience working with SAP.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update financial records to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with accounting principles and standards.
Assist with preparing or generating financial reports supporting daily operations, including reports on payment activities, contract compliance, financial trends, inventories, and cost data.
Enter information into relevant systems, identify potential errors, and support their resolution.
Help create manual invoices, verify their accuracy, and address discrepancies.
Assist with providing documentation and responding to routine audit inquiries.
Monitor and report expenses and/or production metrics.
Collaborate across functions to support and improve financial performance and reporting accuracy, and participate in process reviews to improve efficiency.
Communicate relevant data to suppliers, customers, and management.
Cultivate positive relationships with internal and external partners.
Review data to calculate payment amounts, including bonuses or adjustments.
Prepare and process financial transactions accurately and in compliance with established contracts and policies.
Serve as a point of contact for inquiries and billing or payment discrepancies.
Reconcile accounts, statements, general ledger, and data entry.