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Job Details#### Job Title:Cost Accountant #### Location:Agribusiness #### Industry Type:Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services #### Career Type: #### Job Type:Full Time #### Minimum Years Experience Required:Send to FriendWe're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753. We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. Learn more here: / **Summary** The Cost Accountant develops, reviews, and maintains the cost accounting models and systems for the company. Assists the accounting team with various tasks. **Responsible for inventory reporting and accuracy for the company · Works closely with Industrial Engineer to ensure product cost standards are accurate, and manages and updates the cost accounting sections of the CSB ERP system · Works closely with the Controller and TWG Financial Shared Services to support the period financial closing process · Responsible for all cost and production reporting · Assist production management and FP&A in capital expenditure justification (ROI) and in the analysis of production efficiency/effectiveness · Monitor, research, and reports on expense variances to budget and prior periods on a weekly, monthly, year-to-date and TTM basis · Responsible for reviewing and updating labor and overhead rates utilized in bills of materials (BOM) · Possesses a continuous improvement mindset and makes recommendations to streamline processes/improve accuracy throughout the company · Responsible for product line analysis, including product line profitability · Performs ad-hoc operations analysis as required utilizing Excel, ODBC connections to CSB ERP system data, and other software tools · Responsible for developing, producing and maintaining management reports for operations utilizing Excel, Power BI, and other software tools · Assists FP&A with the compilation of the manufacturing costs included in the annual budget and periodic reforecasts Develops and compiles the annual operating and capital budgets, as well as periodic forecasts · Accepts assignments varying in size and scope as well as other duties as assigned Skills an **d Competencies** To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: **Analytical skills -** Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Attention to Detail/Quality -** Does not let important details slip through the cracks and carefully checks own work for accuracy and completeness. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality and controls in processes. **Ability to work independently and complete projects with little direction from manager. **Meets assigned target dates and notifies appropriate staff in advance when dates might be missed. **Ability to summarize and present complex information clearly both verbally and in writing. Edits work for spelling and grammar. Presents findings from completed analyses in a clear, easy to follow format. **Assertiveness** - Willing to defend his/her point of view and take a stand using fact-based data without being abrasive. **Planning/Organizing** - Sets goals and objectives; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **Education and/or Experience** Bachelors Degree in Accounting. 5+ years working knowledge of standard costing in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably within the food industry. Experience building complex PC models for analytical and reporting purposes. **Mathematical Skills** Ability to create complex mathematical formulas, and utilize statistical analysis and finance principals in order to create financial models and reach conclusions for projects presented. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement, and volume. Reasoning Ability** Ability to use logic and reason to develop complex analyses independently - the variables used in these analyses might not always be readily available, so another means of getting to the end result sometimes needs to be created; Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. **Computer Skills** To perform this job successfully, an individual must have advanced knowledge of MS Excel and experience with mining and manipulating data using Pivot Tables, Power Pivot and advanced Excel functions. Experience working with ERP systems with integrated business intelligence (BI) systems.