Cost Accountant - Hearthside Food Solutions

Who We Are

With over 11,000 employees at over 40 facilities across US & Europe, Hearthside Food Solutions is one of the fastest growing food companies and the industry’s largest contract manufacturer. Our secret to success? Our people. We know an investment in our people is an investment in our company. We strive to understand our team members and support them however we can. By empowering employees through skill development and career advancement opportunities, we emphasize a culture of continuous improvement – both for the business and our people. We want team members that will support us in owning safety together – speaking up when they see a problem. When we focus on our people and safety, it ensures we all are driving better performance as well as on time delivery to our customers.

What We Want to Give You

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including: • health/dental/vision insurance • flex spending accounts • short & long-term disability • paid holidays and vacation • bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.)

Role Overview

Reporting into the Plant Controller, the Cost Accountant is responsible for assisting the Controller with developing and monitoring plant costs and operational metrics. The Cost Accountant is responsible for managing the month end cost rolls, participating in the month end close process as well as interpretation of operational reporting, monitoring of actual results, forecasting, planning and analysis. The role also assists the Controller with developing the annual plant budget, capital spending proposals and new product costing. This role will be onsite in Des Plaines, IL.

Job Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Analyzes manufacturing costs and prepares reporting comparing standard to actual production costs.

• Work with Plant Controller/Plant Operations in preparation of pricing quotations for Sales and Marketing team, as needed for new projects or engineering revisions.

• Prepare financial analysis of new product performance against pricing assumptions

• Assist in the preparation of Annual Operating Budget for the plant

• Assist in the monitoring and reporting of profitability vs. budget.

• Preparation and review of production metrics on a daily, weekly and periodic basis.

• Assist with the analysis of production line capacity and utilization and line performance.

• Responsible for creating SAP Routings as well as managing the month end cost roll job for Grand Rapid plants.

• Assist with preparation of analysis of capital expense projects, continuous monitoring of spending against CAPEX and ROI assessment.

• Responsible for reconciling customer owned inventory, tracking usages and understanding Usage drivers across the Des Plaines and Elk Grove locations.

• Monitor both the frozen and current standards within the system, ensuring the current routing data matches playbooks.

• Assist controllers with month end reporting, understanding overall plant financial performance against budget, participating in the HCRs and savings calculations.

• Assist controllers with the month end closing process, month end journal entry preparation, cost center reviews and GL account coding.

• Track and prepare special billing opportunities.

• Assist controllers in reconciling weekly reporting results to final full month result

• Assist the Controller, Plant Manager and Corporate SC in cost analysis and research relevant

• Renew business licenses and permits

• Position provides multi-site support

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

Knowledge of:

• Hearthside procurement, products, and production processes

• Knowledge of accounting and finance principles

• Knowledge and experience with SAP

• Cost Accounting or Analytical experience

Skilled in:

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Visio/Flowcharting Software, and PowerPoint.

• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

• Must have ability to effectively interface with plant and corporate office personnel.

• Strong oral communication skills required.

• Must be able to effectively work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously

Proficiency in: MS Office Suite and SAP or ERP equivalent

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance

• Minimum of 2 years of experience (preferably Cost Accounting/General Accounting in an industrial sector, preferably high-volume manufacturing)