Staff Accountant

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued Team Members will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization; however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage Team Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups

The Staff Accountant will support Operations and Financial management to achieve their stated objectives by providing analytical reports of performance (bpmh, cpmh, yield) and maintaining an accurate general ledger close. The close process includes completing assigned journal entries, researching unusual account balances, completion of balance sheet account analysis by day eight and distribution of final reports to plant management. Additionally, will provide back-up to manager.

Essential Functions:

• Create and analyze weekly production reports to include: Agristats yield, canned weight and packaging report, packaging material usage, packaging standard hours, piece recovery, performance graphs, and Chicken Plant Manufacturing report
• Will assist with preparation of the weekly performance report, submit weekly data to Agristats
• Complete product change requests/SAP BOM changes
• Period end close and prepare and upload journal entries
• Analyze and provide explanations for variances to standard
• Prepare account analysis worksheets and prepare and submit period end data to Agristats
• Assist with the annual budget process by preparing annual budget worksheets
• Special projects as assigned by Accounting Manager.
• Ad Hoc reporting upon request by Operations.
• Any other duties deemed necessary by management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in accounting or related field
• At least 1 year of Accounting/Financial analysis experience, preferably in food or consumer goods industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills- SAP, Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, etc.), Kronos, Cognos, Mtech, and BW
• Be a self-starter, detail-oriented and well organized.
• Have the ability to work within strict timeframes in order to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two-four years plant accounting experience.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.