Associate Cost Accountant

Prinova•Spring Hill, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Financial support role for the manufacturing business at Prinova, supporting Nutrition. This role works closely with the business unit Operations Leadership, Finance, and CI to improve operations and profitability. Role reports directly to the Cost Accounting Manager. In this role, you’ll have full ownership of the Production Work Order, from its standard rates to the collection of operational data, reporting of results, and recommending updates to the standards.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance from a 4-year college or university plus 2 to 3 years of related experience.
Cost Accounting experience
Manufacturing environment experience
JD Edwards or other ERP software experience
Proficient in Excel and other report-generating software
Ability to lift up to 10 lbs.
Must be able to make frequent rounds in a warehouse/production environment
Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
Moderate standing and occasional squatting, bending, and twisting
Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.
All Prinova employees are required to ensure compliance standards with food safety, food defense, and food quality (FDA, ILDPH, FSMA, and BRC).
It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued under OSHA and to follow all rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Company to ensure that their actions do not impact the health and safety of themselves or others.

Nice To Haves

preferred

Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the Cost Accounting Manager, lead the analysis and completion of the Production Work Order from data collection to reporting
Analyze and compare Production Work Orders Actual v. Standard
Report on Work Order results and variances at completion, and approve for closing
Partner with Operations to collect production data pertaining to each Work Order
Validate routings with actual data and report on routing discrepancies
Develop and maintain cost-related trend reports by work center group and product categories
Report material usage variances and scrap for each work order
Report on material price variances on PO’s and Receipts
Reconcile the WIP account
Other duties may be assigned