Operations Accountant I

2 weeks ago

Olive Branch, United States Stratas Foods Full time
Company Description

Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Job Description

This role will be responsible for handling the core accounting responsibilities for the department with and in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and the accounting process end to end. This role will also review, analyze, and interpret all financial and budgetary reports. A successful candidate is a team player who will continuously look for opportunities to make the team more efficient and effective, advocate best practices, develop, and maintain operating procedures, keep attention to detail and use problem-solving skills to find effective solutions.

Responsibilities
  1. Run daily, weekly, and monthly reports to ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items involving inventory valuation and plant expenses.
  2. Manage and maintain accountability for accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of accounting processes including month-end activities, variance analysis, key inputs, balance sheet reconciliations, etc. of accounts managed by the department.
  3. Analyze balance sheet, assets, and expenses accounts to summarize and explain financial and statistical results comparing to budget and prior month amounts. Provide explanations for variances.
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in inventory, manufacturing, and accrual accounting procedures.
  5. Utilize the available ERP and expert systems to obtain information needed in the research and reconciliation process.
  6. Develop/maintain reports to communicate financial and statistical information to management and/or the appropriate functional business group.
  7. Develop and maintain updated SOPs to support departmental tasks and processes.
  8. Demonstrate proficiency in the tools utilized by the department including Excel, Access, and other office tools.
  9. Assist with internal and external audits by preparing client schedules and worksheets as needed.
  10. Develop driver-based Budgets for Plant Operations.
  11. Other projects as requested by management to support the Finance department.
  12. Collaborate closely with onsite teams and participate in onsite meetings to drive departmental objectives.


Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree is required. A degree in Accounting/Finance preferred. Bachelor's in business with emphasis in accounting will be considered.

Related Experience: 1 - 3 years of Manufacturing experience required. Experience involving supply chain and/or inventory analysis preferred. Fixed assets experience is preferred.

Equipment/Software Skills: Excellent knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications. Advanced user of Excel (pivot tables, filters, look-up formulas) required. Knowledge of IBM and IBM AS400 systems, Access and/or Sequel preferred.

Competencies:
  • Problem Solving - Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions. Works well in both individual and group problem solving situations and with all levels of colleagues or management.
  • Analytical - Collects and researches data focusing on detailed accuracy; Uses intuition and experience to complement data. Seeks answers to resolve issues, explain financial data or complete projects even it requires dealing with ambiguity.
  • Initiative - Self-motivated with the ability to make timely decisions without prompts; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Driven to complete tasks and asks for and offers help when needed. Challenges the status quo by identifying processes in need of improvement and suggesting ideas for corrective courses of action.
  • Oral and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions. Prepares and edits work for content, meaning, completeness, comprehension and spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret information.
  • Forward Thinking - Uses experience to develop routine and ad-hoc reporting to identify trends or variances and to support financial data.


Additional Information

Physical: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands for extended periods of time in front of a computer monitor and use a computer keyboard and mouse.

Sensory: The employee will also occasionally stand and walk. Close vision needed for working on a computer for long lengths of time. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, management, and other employees of the organization. The noise level for this position is usually moderate.

Mental/Reasoning: This position requires a great deal of learning, reasoning, and analyzing of departmental databases and processes as well as the ability to analyze, interpret and manipulate financial data to ensure accruals are properly stated and accounts are properly reconciled.

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Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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