Foster Farms Looking for Senior Accountant- CA Live Accounting at Livingston, CA  Full Time

Foster Farms has been a family-owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage employees to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Pay Range: $70,000-82,000 per year

Purpose of Position:

Provide financial support to Operations and Financial Management to drive short and long-term business decisions for the purpose of attainment of division goals.Responsible for analysis of business results and development of projects.Maintain and support an accurate period close. Support the preparation, analysis, and review of weekly and period end reports to distribute to operations management.Coordinate with operations management on development of the annual budget and standard costs. Effectively communicate with manager, staff, and operations on pertinent information.Develop staff and create a team environment within the department. Create value through relevant and objective insight.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and support an accurate period close and support the preparation, analysis, and review weekly and period end performance and production reports.
• Responsible for the analysis, compilation, reconciliation and posting of period end accruals across all live accounting functions.
• Coordinate with operations management to prepare annual budgets, standard costs, and periodic forecast across all live accounting functions.
• Ad hoc requests from Senior Management, Operations Management and Live Accounting Controller.
• Assist in expanded utilization of the M-tech system into existing accounting functions.
• Support with simplification and automation of processes across all live accounting functions.
• Coordinate with operations management in the creation/development/review of capital requests.
• Support and coordinate the quantifying and tracking of operational initiatives on a period and quarterly basis.
• Train, mentor and develop accounting staff.

Additional Functions:

• Develop an understanding of the business and has the ability to anticipate questions from the business to aid in decision making.
• In the absence of certain key financial positions, may be used as an interim resource.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. degree in accounting or related field or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Three-four years accounting experience.
• Computer literacy (strong Excel and database skills).
• Self-starter, detail-oriented and well organized.
• Ability to work within strict timeframes to meet deadlines.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with consumer products, commodities perishable foods, and/or integrated poultry

Physical Requirements:

• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure situations.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.