Foster Farms Looking for Staff Accountant at New Orleans, LA  Full Time

Since Foster Farms 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

Purpose of Position:

The Staff Accountant is a critical participant in the processing of intercompany transactions, research, and reconciling sales and purchase transactions. This position ensures that all daily journal entries are accurately and timely posted and reconciled in the appropriate general ledger. This position reports internally to the Tax Manager, but will interface with other Company departments, as well as outside vendors, consultants and taxing authorities.

Essential Functions:

• Process and manage activities necessary to initiate, complete and reconcile the company’s purchases and sales timely and communicate with buyers when needed.
• Manage document requirements related to purchases, sales and vendor relationships for various transactions.
• Review purchase/sales transactions and apply applicable state and local tax rules to determine taxability.
• Implement and maintain tracking tools for document retention to audit adherence of defined processes.
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Periodic review of processed purchase/sales transactions and the assigned taxability.
• Prepare, record, and reconcile daily, month end and period end journal entries.
• Prepare account reconciliations by period for the Company.
• Perform month-end analytical review of processed transactions.
• Assist with month-end sales and use tax compliance for multiple Company entities filing in various states and local jurisdictions utilizing SAP and Microsoft Excel.
• Establish reporting processes to segregate transactions by vendor, commodity and business unit.
• Collaborate with internal personnel and external consultants to collect, analyze and summarize data seeking potential enhancements.
• Participate in required trainings to understand the Company systems.
• Ensure internal policies and procedures are accurately followed.
• Communicate by verbal and written means with the Company, vendors, and various others.
• Prepare reports and documents as required to evaluate internal and external processes.
• Perform routine administrative and other duties as assigned.
• Management of Intercompany Purchase Order Issuance and Follow-Up.
• Process the assignment of tax codes to purchase/sale transactions.
• Work timely on the first day of every month to process all transactions necessary to close.
• Various other projects.

Additional Functions:

Advanced Microsoft, Excel, Word, Outlook and Internet navigation and research

SAP navigation

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

One-three years of Accounting/Financial analysis experience

BS in Accounting or Business Administration with accounting emphasis preferred

Strong accounting skills and sound understanding of financial statements

Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP)

Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment

Self-motivated and able to work independently

Ability to multi-task and be highly organized

Ability and willingness to learn new computer software and systems

Excellent verbal, written, analytical andcommunication skills

Must be able to work independently and have a high degree of organization and prioritization skills

Physical Requirements:

Must have reliable transportation

Must be able to have consistent attendance

Must be able to sit for long periods of time

Must be able to work on the computer for long periods of time

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.