Perdue - Bridgewater Township, NJ
posted 4 months ago
Perdue Farms is seeking an Operations Accounting Manager to join our team in Bridgewater, VA. This role is pivotal in managing all accounting and reporting functions for the plant, ensuring that adequate controls are in place to protect company assets and enhance operational effectiveness. The Operations Accounting Manager will be responsible for ensuring relevant, timely, and accurate reporting of complex operations, while providing effective support for both operations and financial management. This position will also oversee the accounting team, which is tasked with planning, reporting, and providing financial decision support for the facility. The Operations Accounting Manager will maintain an effective system of internal controls, ensuring compliance with corporate standards and generally accepted accounting principles. This includes directing the processes of recording, reviewing, and reporting the plant's performance, with a strong focus on continuous improvement in terms of accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and cost efficiency. The role requires effective utilization of information processing technology and staff to deliver information to management efficiently. In addition, the Operations Accounting Manager will assist plant management in managing capital expenditures to optimize economic performance, product quality, and associate safety. This includes overseeing inventory and overall asset management, managing the accounting staff, and ensuring effective training, development, and coaching of team members. The manager will also coordinate and direct the operations' cost and financial issues on behalf of the plant management team, participate in financial performance reporting, and manage the plant production costing process. Special projects may also be assigned by the Controller, Operations VP, and Director of Operations, along with responsibilities related to monthly closing and annual capital/operating budgets.