Plant Accountant

Darigold is seeking a highly motivated and professional individual to join our Operations Accounting team as Plant Accountant. This position reports to the Operations Accounting Manager and supports all phases and areas of the Operations Accounting process across multiple plants. The Plant Accountant will also partner with Operations in support of plant initiatives, reporting, monitoring and auditing. It is important for this position to develop and maintain positive and integrated working relationships with our Production teams and support departments at the plant, as well as corporate accounting personnel.

What You Will Do:

• General Accounting: Ensure compliance with Darigold and plant accounting processes, policies and procedures. Maintain integrity of plant G/L and balance sheet. Understand and apply GAAP appropriately. Participate in plant reporting, variance analysis, fixed asset accounting and reviews, etc. Takes a lead role in inventory accounting. Liaison with corporate accounting personnel from a variety of areas: Tax, A/P, A/R, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, etc.
• Cost Accounting: Support the Plant Controller team by completing assigned tasks during the monthly financial close and reporting cycle. Prepare a variety of month-end journal entries, reconciliations and reports. Responsible for inventory valuation and supporting maintenance of standards. Generate manufacturing variance, finished goods and material inventory reports. Collaborate with production and warehouse teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support Plant Controllers and FP&A in budgeting and forecasting by analyzing trends, compiling historical data, preparing schedules and performing other duties as assigned.
• Decision Support/Business Partnering: Partner with plant management and staff to support objectives of Operations team. Provide timely insights into identified areas for improvement, with early notice of trends or other anomalies highlighted. Participate in plant problem solving and analytics to help drive performance. Participate in plant continuous improvement activities/teams as assigned. Provide manufacturing support and analysis in a variety of areas, including process performance, capital spending, inventory management, production costing, cost reduction initiatives, etc.

What You Bring:

• Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in an accounting or financial analyst role.
• Prior experience in a food or beverage production facility is preferred, prior milk experience is ideal.
• Inventory accounting experience is beneficial.
• Experience with Oracle, Power BI, Oracle BI and other ERP systems is preferred.
• Possesses experience in running timely, accurate month-end closings including inventory reconciliation, adjustments and accruals.
• Possesses experience in formulating journal entries and posting them to appropriate accounts.
• Demonstrated analytical ability, creativity, curiosity, diligence and initiative.
• Proven self-starter with a keen interest in learning and professional development.
• Ability to multi-task and work as required to successfully accomplish all tasks on time.
• Well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to take on and successfully complete multiple projects successfully.
• Continuous improvement mindset who constructively challenges the status quo.
• Highly proficient in Excel with ability to learn and utilize a wide range of software programs.

Benefits of Working at Darigold:

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• 401k competitive employer matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement where applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
• Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug
screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.