What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accounting Manager position at Wellness Pet LLC?
About the Wellness Pet Company
The Wellness Pet Company crafts and produces premium natural pet food, treats, dental chews, and supplements. We believe that natural, premium nutrition focused on proven health outcomes is the foundation of creating mutual wellbeing for pets and their families. As a community of people, Wellies are positively obsessed with how to win for pets and their parents. We believe in the difference we make every single day, and we know that when we work collaboratively, Wellies are unstoppable -- Not only in providing the best nutrition to pets, but in building a better tomorrow for pets, their parents, and the world.
Your #lifeatwellnesspet
When you join Wellness Pet, you join a team whose aligned values and purpose create a unique and exciting place to work every day. Join us on our adventure to fulfill a life of wellbeing together with pets and their parents. Come for a walk with us today!
What Youll Accomplish
- Calculate and maintain the companys inventory standards for raw materials, packaging and finished goods
- Calculate and record the capitalization of inventory variances PPV/IPV, over/under absorption
- Analyze monthly variances to budget/forecast
- Investigate manufacturing related problems and variances, inventory transaction issues, and scrap & cycle count
- Organize complex data utilizing advanced Excel and database skills
- Represent accounting in cross-functional teams for process/systems implementations, new product launches, special projects
- Create and analyze performance metrics
- Ad hoc analysis
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and roll forwards
- Prepare journal entries for monthly financial statements.
- Ensure and record reasonable estimate of inventory obsolescence reserve
- Work directly with audit and tax firms related to inventory accounting
- Provide periodic reporting to outside parties, such as banks and government agencies
- Continuously improve / streamline / automate work processes, reports, and analyses
Who Were Looking For
Team Wellie is a group of people who are truly obsessed in all the best ways about winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:
- Is consumer focused in all they do
- Continually challenge themselves to go the extra mile to get the job done, and ensure its done the right way as opposed to the easy way
- Hold themselves and others accountable
- Embraces continual development through the sharing of feedback and investment in learning opportunities.
- Is a true collaborator, sharing resources, and engages in healthy debate
- Celebrates differences and strives to learn from others who are different from themselves
- Gives back to their community and supports sustainable practices
In addition, for this specific role, we need someone who:
- Minimum eight years of experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment with multi-location and multi-currency
- Must have a strong cost accounting background and sound understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP platforms and advanced Excel skills
- High energy individual with strong organizational prioritization and time management skills; strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Customer-driven, team player committed to developing and maintaining partnerships and strong working relationships with other departments and with staff
- Ability to manage and work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously with minimal oversight
- Must be hands-on, detail orientated with the ability to work with and meet critical deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Occasional travel to manufacturing plants
Why Work for Wellness Pet
The Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
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