Staff Accountant

Where Your Career Becomes Family

About West Liberty Foods

Our mission is to be a leading food manufacturer by converting needs, ideas and expertise into value for our members, business partners and consumers.

West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company®, and we’re right in your backyard.

Build your career with West Liberty Foods and be a part of an exciting, collaborative team that becomes family!

Opportunity Overview

Job Summary

A Staff Accountant is an integral part of the facility finance team, providing support to the Plant Controller.  A production staff accountant manages financial tracking, cost reporting, and daily accounting operations for manufacturing plants. Duties include reconciling inventory, preparing journal entries, and analyzing production variances to ensure operations stay on budget. 

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting: 
• Analysis of data
• Investigation of discrepancies
• Period End assigned reports
• Yield Preparation
• Inventory control:  PO/DO reconciliation
• Analysis:  Analyze inventory usage, operational variances and cycle count results to limit the frequency of adjustments and swings regarding ending inventory and production performance.
• Leadership:  Provide leadership and support to the plant accounting team encouraging development and growth within the department.
• Serve as a committee member for facility projects and capital expenditure requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Experience:  Minimum of 1 year of accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing.

• Skills:  Advance proficiency in spreadsheet applications such as Excel or Google Sheets.  Strong analytical abilities, and familiarity with ERP systems.  Must have excellent written and verbal communications along with customer service skills.   Ability to problem solve.  Must have computer skills to communicate and process data.
• Age: Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.  
• Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States; no sponsorships are available.
• Flexibility: Must be able to work weekends as needed.  Ability to adjust quickly to changing demands.  Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.  Must be able to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Compliance:  Candidates must successfully pass a post-offer/pre-employment drug test, background screen, physical and E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer
West Liberty Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

West Liberty Foods is committed to providing all team members with predictable work schedules that accommodate the universal need to spend time away from work to rest, relax, and spend time with family and friends. However, as a food manufacturer, West Liberty Foods is responsible for producing perishable products. To help ensure that our food products meet the quality and safety standards our customers expect, team members may, at times, be asked or expected to work overtime, weekends, or holidays. West Liberty Foods remains committed to its overtime, weekend, and holiday pay policies, and will schedule team members for those hours on a volunteer-first basis, whenever possible.

The following benefits are available:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Discount Benefits
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

To be considered an applicant for this position, you must apply online on our careersite at https://careers.wlfoods.com/.