Plant Accounting Coordinator

Smithfield Foods • Wilson, NC

22h

About The Position

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now! Your Opportunity Compiles data from various sources to prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports used by management in support of plant operations in the areas of packaging, production yields, cycle counting, physical inventory, creating and maintaining bill of materials, labor and other accounting related activities that meet the planned profitability of the organization. Provides advice to members of senior management and assists them in achieving profit and volume objectives. Identifies cost savings opportunities; provides accurate and timely production results and financial analysis for business decisions. Performs Payroll and Accounts Payable function as needed for facility.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles including production yields, variances, and inventory control processes in relation to general ledger reporting.
• Strong skill-set using Microsoft Office, especially Excel), including manipulation of large amounts of data.
• Ability to explain complicated processes in an easy-to-understand manner when dealing with employee issues.
• Establish and maintain an excellent working relationships with both Plant and Corporate Finance and Operations personnel.
• Must be able to remain flexible and focused when priorities change.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to fully research issues, execute instructions and solve problems.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred.
• 2+ years relevant work experience in an accounting or finance role, preferred.
• Previous Payroll and A/P experience a plus.
• SAP, Kronos or experience with similar systems, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compiles data from various sources (SAP, ADC, manual sheets from Supervisors, etc.) to prepare various daily reports in Excel including Yield Reports, Daily Pack Report, OPS Report, and Labor Report requiring data entry, data manipulation, and formulas in Excel.
• Researches missing invoices by contacting vendors, the Purchasing department and Accounts Payable and responding to vendor inquiries about invoices.
• Ensures all production orders are properly reconciled and recognized in the correct day, week and period and investigates and follows-up timely on all production order errors or discrepancies.
• Completes the weekly Scorecard so management can assess and evaluate operational performance against forecast, standard, and other metrics.
• Analyzes and investigates manufacturing variance accounts (i.e., labor efficiency, yields, formulation, overhead, PPV, etc) and provides explanations.
• Assists in the tracking of cost savings against budgets and the measurement of actual savings.
• Reviews raw material and packaging standard costs for accuracy on an annual basis.
• Reviews purchase price variance accounts monthly.
• Prepares and distributes the daily yield and labor efficiency reports.
• Reviews raw meat, packaging, ingredients and MRO parts inventory for accuracy and reconciliation to ledger.
• Performs BOM analysis and verification as part of our bills of materials and routings review.
• Ensure an annual 100 percent review of bills of materials and routings and enter in the tracking system
• Assists in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 implementation and maintains internal control documentation and the testing of internal controls.
• Prepares and updates the monthly account validation documents as part of our SOX reporting responsibilities.
• Ensures that financial controls are in place across the plant, which are in accordance to Group policy and actively adhered to, including accounting cut-off procedures.
• Provides back up and support to other Accounting staff in the areas of yield reporting, finished goods inventory, payroll and other areas as assigned.

Benefits

• Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
• Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential. Our partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent. For those looking to build specialized skills, we offer apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning.
• We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree