Accounting Manager

$49,920 - $80,600/Yr

Cal-Maine Foods - Bethune, SC

Full-time - Manager

Bethune, SC

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Accounting Manager position at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is a critical management role that encompasses a variety of financial responsibilities aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and achieving financial goals at one of the company's affiliated locations. This position is integral to the financial health of the organization, overseeing budgeting, payables, cost analysis, and financial reporting. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, as well as addressing complaints and resolving problems that may arise within the team. In this role, the Accounting Manager will be responsible for supervising employees engaged in accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions. A significant aspect of the job involves closely monitoring the company's financial performance and health, providing actionable recommendations to improve profitability. The manager will also be tasked with providing management with the necessary tools and reports to track financial objectives effectively. The position requires tracking variances from the budget and collaborating with management to enhance operational efficiency. The Accounting Manager will conduct financial analyses for capital investments, product pricing decisions, and cost analysis, ensuring the integrity of the company's financial information. Additionally, the role involves developing, implementing, and maintaining financial controls and guidelines, preparing both internal and external financial statements, and ensuring smooth transactional activities, including payroll, payables, receivables, debt payments, cash disbursements, accruals, and reconciliations. The Accounting Manager will also manage and reconcile the company's balance sheet and other general ledger accounts, track purchase orders, packing slips, invoices, and reconcile back orders and exceptions. Communication with the marketing department regarding collections and short pays is also a key responsibility, along with involvement in inventory reconciliation processes and tracking cash and debt. The role may include maintaining employee records and performing any other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing employees performing accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll functions.
• Closely monitoring the company's financial health, performance and provide recommendations and take actions to improve company profitability.
• Providing tools & reports for management to ensure the team can track and hit financial objectives.
• Tracking variances from the budget and working with management to help improve operational efficiency.
• Providing financial analyses, as needed, for capital investments, product pricing decisions, and cost analysis.
• Maintaining the integrity of the company's financial information.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining financial controls and guidelines.
• Preparing internal & external financial statements.
• Ensuring all transactional activities are conducted smoothly not limited to payroll, payables, receivables, debt payments, cash disbursements, accruals, reconciliations, etc.
• Managing and reconciling the company's balance sheet and other general ledger accounts.
• Tracking of purchase orders, packing slips, invoices, as well as reconciliation of back orders and exceptions.
• Communicating with marketing department regarding collections/short pays.
• Involvement with inventory reconciliation processes.
• Tracking and reconciliation of cash and debt.
• Maintain the location's employee records.
• All other duties which may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university in business, accounting, or related field; or, five to eight years related experience and/or training is required.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant certification is preferred.
• Ability to manage others and work independently to complete projects.
• Ability to prepare financial reports and give recommendations based on available data.
• Strong communication skills, including writing, speaking and active listening, along with ability to interact efficiently with vendors, staff and management.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced setting and adapt to changing priorities in deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word) is required.