Senior Financial Analyst - Assistant Controller
About The Position
Taylor Farms Southwest is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced Senior Accountant / Senior Financial Analyst for a blended finance and accounting role that functions in many respects like an Assistant Controller. It may be a growth opportunity for someone seeking to move into a Controller position. The role supports core accounting activities and financial planning and analysis, including general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and operational financial analysis. The position works closely with accounting, plant leadership, operations, and corporate finance teams to help ensure accurate financial results, provide business insights, and support data-driven decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting, financial analysis, or related finance experience.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close procedures, financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and operational finance.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, and data analysis.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders and collaborate across organizational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities and implement practical, sustainable solutions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in manufacturing, food production, consumer packaged goods, agriculture, or distribution.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, Axapta, D365, or similar.
- Experience with reporting or business intelligence tools such as Power BI, SSRS, Atlas, Halo, or similar.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or progress toward a professional certification.
Responsibilities
- Support and help manage monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including preparing and reviewing journal entries, accruals, deferrals, prepaid amortization, depreciation, and reclassifications.
- Prepare, review, and reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure financial data is complete, accurate, and recorded in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
- Analyze balance sheet and income statement activity, investigate variances, and explain financial results, trends, and business drivers to management.
- Prepare, maintain, and analyze financial reports, dashboards, budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators for plant and corporate leadership.
- Support annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, long-range planning, and financial projection processes.
- Partner with operations, plant leadership, accounting, and corporate finance teams to provide insight into production performance, cost trends, margin performance, profitability, and business opportunities.
- Build and maintain financial models for pricing, profitability analysis, cost savings initiatives, capital projects, and operational decision-making.
- Prepare account reconciliations, roll-forward schedules, supporting documentation, and management reporting packages for monthly reporting, consolidation, and annual audits.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests by compiling schedules, documentation, and financial analysis.
- Maintain, improve, and distribute recurring financial reports, reporting tools, and analyses used by plant and corporate leadership.
- Support process improvement initiatives, internal control activities, reporting automation, and special projects that improve accounting efficiency, financial visibility, and operational performance.
- Provide backup support for other accounting and finance functions, including payroll, as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
