Senior Accountant

Tyson Foods•Springdale, AR

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Warehouse Finance team and is responsible for providing full-service accounting support for the Tyson Warehousing operations team. Specific responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, quarterly inventory audits, facilitating budget preparation, monthly P&L reporting and scorecard tracking. Additional responsibilities include month-end general ledger analysis reporting, weekly margin variance analysis and reporting as well as quarterly balance sheet reconciliations. This position is a key contact and partner with multiple levels of operations management, including Directors, Sr Directors, VP and SVP. This position works with internal and external stakeholders and various corporate functions such as tax, payroll, external financial reporting, technical accounting, controls and enablement finance. A successful candidate will need to be pro-active, have strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work in a high-pressure team environment, handle multiple tasks and react quickly to problems and issues. Further, building and maintaining effective working relationships with various levels in the organization and being a champion of Tyson’s mission, core values, and team behaviors are critical.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in an academic field directly related to the job being filled.
12 hours minimum accounting required.
3 plus years accounting experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
Knowledge of SAP and data base systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Accounting degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing full-service accounting support for the Tyson Warehousing operations team.
Performing balance sheet reconciliations.
Conducting quarterly inventory audits.
Facilitating budget preparation.
Monthly P&L reporting and scorecard tracking.
Month-end general ledger analysis reporting.
Weekly margin variance analysis and reporting.
Quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.
Acting as a key contact and partner with multiple levels of operations management.
Working with internal and external stakeholders and various corporate functions such as tax, payroll, external financial reporting, technical accounting, controls and enablement finance.