Associate Cost Accountant

TreeHouse Foods • De Pere, WI

1d • $52,000 - $78,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Cost Accountant supports TreeHouse Foods’ cost accounting, inventory accounting, and financial close processes. The role helps ensure accurate, complete, and timely product costs, inventory balances, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting. It partners with Supply Chain Finance, Plant Finance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to maintain standard costs, analyze cost and inventory activity, investigate variances, and provide information for operational and business decisions. The position also supports process improvements, system initiatives, internal controls, audits, annual planning, and the annual standard cost roll.

This is a full-time, first-shift hybrid position based at the company’s De Pere, Wisconsin office. The anticipated annual compensation range is $52,000–$78,000. Depending on the role and circumstances, the successful candidate may also be eligible for an annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus, and equity pay.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 2 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Ability to apply accounting knowledge and professional experience to develop accurate cost analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels.
• Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, cost accounting concepts, inventory accounting, financial analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret financial and operational information and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, complete, and timely work.
• Motivated, results-driven, and self-starting.

Nice To Haves

• CPA.
• Experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, plant accounting, manufacturing, audit, or record-to-report work.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly close activities related to cost accounting and inventory, including preparing journal entries, completing account reconciliations, analyzing account activity, investigating reconciling items, and preparing supporting documentation.
• Maintain and analyze standard costs for new and existing materials and products, working with business partners to identify incomplete, inaccurate, or unusual costing information.
• Support inventory accounting and reporting, including inventory reserve calculations, capitalized variance calculations, cycle count monitoring and reporting, and monthly analysis and reporting of inventory balances and activity.
• Assist with the annual standard cost roll and Annual Operating Plan activities, including data preparation, validation, variance analysis, issue resolution, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Assist with maintaining and continuously improving cost accounting processes, procedures, reporting tools, and financial systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost accounting processes through automation and AI, using tools such as Microsoft CoPilot and BlackLine to support efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Maintain documentation supporting accounting processes, account balances, calculations, journal entries, audit requests, and internal controls.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to questions, gathering sampling data, and resolving assigned audit items.
• Assist with acquisition integrations, divestiture activities, reporting changes, and other finance projects.

Benefits

• 401(k) program with a 5% employer match and 100% vesting upon enrollment.
• Paid time off, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave, and 11 company holidays, including two floating holidays.
• Paid training.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Educational platform with more than 10,000 free courses.
• Wellness and employee assistance programs.
• Competitive compensation and benefits with eligibility beginning the first day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level