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Site Accountant
Job Description
Location: Salinas, CA, Urbandale, IA
Overall Description:
We are seeking a Site Accountant responsible for all site-related accounting activities, including cost control against the plan, working capital management, capital spend analysis, and product costings. This position can be based in Salinas, CA, or Urbandale, IA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze, interpret, and adjust site management accounts for accurate financial reporting.
- Resolve any identified issues immediately with relevant departments. These issues are highly confidential and can be short to long-term.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (Cowick Ordinance) and international accounting standards (IFRS) in order to satisfy internal and external auditing and regulatory expectations.
- Monitors and advises on control of working capital to optimize cash flow.
- Analyze and track capital projects and expenditures, including management reports and SAP tasks.
- Conduct regular financial meetings with departmental heads to discuss site profitability, including working capital control, revenue costs, and fixed asset cost control issues.
- Communicate regularly with departmental site and head office departmental heads, including internal or external auditors.
- Manage inventory management and costing systems, including monthly stock valuation, product costings, analysis of gross margins and standard cost variances, physical stock counting, and overhead allocations.
- Support sales and marketing with product costing and input into BOMs and product routings.
- Coordinate and present periodic and annual strategic planning processes over all departments to senior management.
- Support internal and external audits and comply with auditor requests
- Produce monthly and periodic reports for senior management.
- Provide financial and inventory support for decision-making
- Manage site-specific sales and use tax compliance and other regulatory requirements
SPECIFIC REGULATORY/ LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure local sales and use tax compliance as applicable.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance. CPA or CMA Certification preferred.
- Prior experience with cost accounting in a manufacturing business.
- Minimum of 3-5 years in a manufacturing environment, ideally in the technical agriculture industry.
- High degree of competence in all SAP accounting and inventory management functions.
- SAP product/batch and overhead absorption costing.
- Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
- Experience with internal & external audits and control procedures.
- Understanding of site regulatory requirements.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate business procedures.
- Must have oral & written proficiency in the English language.
- Competent computer skills: SAP, MS Office, (advanced MS Excel, pivot tables)
- Ability to plan multiple activities with competing priorities.
- Good troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- High level of interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and work standards.
Ability to walk, sit, and/or stand for a minimum of 8 hours per day. May be required to move throughout production areas on uneven surfaces, climb stairs, and be exposed to airborne substances and outside temperatures/ weather.
Travel: 20-40% dependent on location.
Meet Your Recruiter
Alicia Paslawsky
Senior Technical Recruiter
Alicia Paslawsky joined Sirius Staffing in 2017 as a Senior Technical Recruiter, bringing with her over 20 years of experience in the field. She is passionate about facilitating success for both candidates and clients by matching top talent with their specific needs. Specializing in a diverse range of roles, Alicia excels in placing professionals such as Pharmaceutical Technicians, Lab Operators, Chemists, Warehouse Associates, Packaging Technicians, Engineers, Designers, and Administrative Assistants, among others. Her commitment extends beyond mere placement; Alicia prioritizes cultivating lasting relationships with candidates and clients alike.
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