Under the general supervisor of the Plant Controller, support all accounting functions as they relate to the operation of the Memphis plant including but not limited to office administration, financial and operational reporting, and inventory.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Responsible for collection, input and analysis of Plant production and operational accounting data
• Manage Access database including validation and accuracy of data and reporting
• Analyze inventory usage variances
• Perform periodic physical counts of packaging supplies, ingredients and other materials as needed to support inventory usage variances
• Assist in the month-end close of the general ledger, prepare journal entries and account reconciliations
• Analyze total plant expenditures including comparison to budgets
• Preparation of report for management
• Assist in physical inventories including but not limited to counting, analysis, reconciliation and reporting
• Assist in the preparation of the manufacturing budget
• Coordination of office administrative functions including but not limited to office equipment, phones, supplies, etc.
• Cross train and fill in for absent personnel as needed
• Special projects as required
• Any other tasks as assigned by the Plant Controller or other members of Management

Education

• BS/BA Accounting or Business Administration

Work Experience

• 2 - 5 years of related accounting experience
• Strong cost background in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with a fully integrated ERP system such as SAP or JD Edwards

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical & problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of accuracy
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Advanced Windows, PowerPoint, Access and Excel skills required
• Spreadsheet, database, and other automated reporting systems
• Office environment with moderate exposure to manufacturing plant environment