Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

Location: San Lorenzo
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**** Job Details:
** Job Description To feed a changing world, it takes an incredible team. From the cutting board to the board room, every Tyson Foods team member plays an important role in our success. That’s where you come in. We are hiring immediately for a Accountant role.
** Setting the table for your success**:
At Tyson Foods, our team members’ health and wellness is very important to us. We believe in helping our team members thrive inside and outside of the workplace. That’s why we’re committed to providing a holistic benefits package that provides support for you and your family.

We invest in our team members and their success by providing resources like
** BENEFITS ON DAY ONE OF EMPLOYMENT
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** FREE EDUCATION**!
** Benefits include**: medical/Rx, dental, and vision coverage; 11 paid holidays; paid vacation upon hire; 401(k) with employer match; stock purchase program; and product purchase program.  We also offer career growth and much more!

This position reports to the Plant Controller and is responsible for budget and forecast expense planning and variance analysis as it relates to operations including labor, yields, material usage, overhead, and absorption.  Manage and maintain cost standards and bills of material.  Performance guidance and review with operations management, including LEAN, Continuous Improvement, and other initiatives.

This position may be responsible for any of the following duties:
Processing hourly employee payroll which may include reviewing, analyzing timecards and closing payroll every Monday (Weekly basis).  Entering/Deducting:
Vacation payout, Holiday, Sick Leave, Birthday, Floating Holiday balances, Employee Deductions and Bonuses. Completing income verification for employees and issuing Workshare Forms for eligible Team members. Other responsibilities include processing historical edits, weekend pay, print checks, assisting in calculating figures for final checks, maintaining active and inactive employee files, preparing department reports, Union and U.S. Department of Labor reports; and any other duties as assigned.
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* Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

*** Partner with Manufacturing to determine savings associated with efficiency and other process improvements.
* Work with R&D/Marketing on new product launches.  Provide product cost analysis for proposed new products and formulation changes.
* Provide budget product cost review/analysis support.
* Produce various weekly/period/quarterly analysis and variance reports for Plant Management review.
* Demonstrate Lean thinking and participate in Plant problem solving and Kaizen events.
* Track the flow of inventory through the SAP system.  Work with manufacturing to ensure cycle counts are accurate and reconciliations of staging areas are complete.
* Participate in the monthly close process.
* Conduct quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley audits of various key controls.
* Complete accurate and timely payroll processing for all exempt, non-exempt and hourly employees.  Verify, audit and maintain payroll reports generated by payroll service
* Analyze and administer changes in the Union Contract that impact payroll
** Qualifications**:

* Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, preferred. In lieu of Bachelor’s Degree, equivalent work experience may be considered.

* Experience:

1+ years of manufacturing cost systems experience strongly preferred.
* Communication

Skills:

Excellent interpersonal skills.  Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization. Ability to be resourceful, demonstrate business acumen, creative thinking skills and be able to act as a decision maker.
* Computer

Skills:

Proficient knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP. Must have excellent Excel skills
* Maintain confidentiality of personnel and payroll information.
** Relocation Assistance Eligible:
** No
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* Work Shift:

** 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
** Pay Range/Rate:**$76,000.00 - $
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* Incentives:

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