Senior Cost Accountant

Description

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Senior Cost Accountant position, joining our Nottingham, PA team!

• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday approximately 40+ hours a week
• BENEFITS : This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
  • Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan
  • Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing.
  • Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
  • Paid Employee referral program.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Perform and direct key aspects of the monthly accounting close process.
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.
• Oversee the general ledger, AR, and payables ledgers within the accounting system.
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial results to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Prepare account reconciliations.
• Supervise a team of 2-4 direct reports in general accounting functions.
• Collaborate with peers in support of the overall finance and accounting team.
• Develop staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and building strong employee relationships.
• Assess current practices and procedures and make recommendations for improvements.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and other projects as requested.
• Support quarterly and year-end financial audit activities.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related degree.
• 5-7 years of accounting or finance related experience.
• General understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities necessary to perform the responsibilities of the role.
• Team focused approach that supports the culture of Herr’s.
• Strong desire to improve, innovate and help support best practices.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with other financial systems.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.

Physical requirements and work environment:

• Performs work required for this position in an office environment.
• Remains sedentary for moderate to extended periods of time.
• Required to us a computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and calculator for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.
• Travels occasionally for conferences, client meetings, information gathering, and the like.

Benefit (Details):

Herr’s is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance; long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, critical illness indemnity plans, identity theft coverage, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k with generous company matching, annual company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description). Also enjoy low or no cost medical care through our Assured Excellence Program which provides high quality health care for orthopedic procedures, cancer treatments, cardiac surgery and care, along with treatment for many other conditions. Assured Excellence Program partners with nationally renowned facilities such as John Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, Shriners Children’s Hospital, Hazelden Betty Ford, and others. OSS Health Company Direct Program, based in York, PA, is available to benefit-eligible employees offering bundled package rates for orthopedic care and imaging.

Any questions about this position or any others, please contact the Human Resources department at 610-932-6500 or [email protected]

Herr Foods Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities

About Herr Foods Inc.

Herr Foods Inc. is the largest privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor in the country, we are based in Nottingham, PA and we think our 1600+ employees are pretty spectacular! We have been committed for the last 75+ years to making our Herr’s family business an enjoyable place to work!