Staff Accountant

Wayne Farms•Albertville, AL

20d

About The Position

The Staff Accountant performs accounting tasks and participates in projects related to preparing, reconciling, and explaining profit and loss for further processing operations. This individual contributor role works with sales, purchasing, inventory, production, and cost data to support financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and operational analysis. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and reports to the Accounting Supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; an associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or another related field combined with experience may substitute for a four-year degree.
One to three years of relevant accounting experience, with strong knowledge of accounting principles and concepts.
Fluent English speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
Excellent spelling, proofreading, and grammatical skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Excel.
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Advanced math skills, including calculating yields and metrics.
Ability to resolve discrepancies between general ledger and spreadsheet balances.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize work accordingly.
Ability to apply basic reasoning and follow instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret data and draw logical conclusions from available inputs.
Ability to resolve problems involving variable and fixed data and apply critical thinking in standardized and non-routine situations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a poultry or food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Download sales and purchasing data from Adage and reconcile it to the inventory database.
Evaluate short and overweight shipments received from other locations to verify pounds received and ensure accurate yield information.
Verify sales and purchase pricing to prevent overbilling and underbilling.
Evaluate outside sales claims involving short weights, price adjustments, and quality adjustments, and allocate funds back to the appropriate departments.
Summarize sales and purchases by department for metric reports and weekly profit-and-loss estimates.
Value inventory, including finished product, raw material, packaging, and condiments.
Bill and reconcile intercompany sales transactions.
Create month-end journal entries for sales, purchasing, and inventory transactions, and balance general ledger accounts.
Manage sales commission and freight accruals.
Enter Sizing Department production data into spreadsheets to report yields and throughput for Operations.
Analyze variances between actual and standard cost-model variables, including yields, trim values, meat costs, and processing costs, to explain profit and loss for the Sizing and Marination departments.
Manage data-distribution and report-development projects using spreadsheets and databases.
Forecast monthly profit and loss.
Determine raw material requirements for the annual budget based on finished product specifications.
Periodically observe month-end inventory counts.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounting Supervisor.