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The Corporate Cost Manager is responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing accurate costing standards across the Butterball portfolio utilizing SAP methodologies.
The Corporate Cost Manager will be an essential voice in developing analytical tools that preserve company assets, drive operational improvements, and ensure reporting of accurate management accounting results.
Essential Functions, Duties, & Responsibilities Develop materials and labor cost standards for new products, new equipment projects, and ever-changing market initiatives.
Create cost release updates, including analysis of bill of material impacts of labor, yields, meat valuations, and grain inputs, amongst others.
Work directly with both operational and live management to understand trends and interpret weekly variance performance.
Drive to understand the why and not just the what when analyzing operational results.
Analyze and develop auditable costing estimates for capital expenditures.
Partner with Operations and CI team to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and cost savings.
Update and improve Activity Based Costing assumptions as needed.
Analyze complex manufacturing processes in coordination with Plant Managers to improve decision making.
Work with plants to the develop the annual operating budget plan.
Support the Director of Costing and Operational Analysis with special assignments and ad hoc requests as needed.
Continuous improvement mindset, always looking for ways to improve the process and ways of working.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong accounting background, with focus on Product Costing / Cost Accounting.
Experience with ERP system required, SAP BOM & Master Recipe maintenance preferred.
Proficient with the Microsoft Office package, advanced Excel Skills.
Experience with Power BI preferred but not required.
Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to effectively prioritize work to meet deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to identify and solve problems through critical, and creative, thinking.
Education &
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 5-7 years of relevant Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required, 7-8 years preferred.
Recommended Skills Accounting Activity Based Costing Analytical Attention To Detail Business Process Improvement Communication Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The Corporate Cost Manager will be an essential voice in developing analytical tools that preserve company assets, drive operational improvements, and ensure reporting of accurate management accounting results.
Essential Functions, Duties, & Responsibilities Develop materials and labor cost standards for new products, new equipment projects, and ever-changing market initiatives.
Create cost release updates, including analysis of bill of material impacts of labor, yields, meat valuations, and grain inputs, amongst others.
Work directly with both operational and live management to understand trends and interpret weekly variance performance.
Drive to understand the why and not just the what when analyzing operational results.
Analyze and develop auditable costing estimates for capital expenditures.
Partner with Operations and CI team to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and cost savings.
Update and improve Activity Based Costing assumptions as needed.
Analyze complex manufacturing processes in coordination with Plant Managers to improve decision making.
Work with plants to the develop the annual operating budget plan.
Support the Director of Costing and Operational Analysis with special assignments and ad hoc requests as needed.
Continuous improvement mindset, always looking for ways to improve the process and ways of working.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong accounting background, with focus on Product Costing / Cost Accounting.
Experience with ERP system required, SAP BOM & Master Recipe maintenance preferred.
Proficient with the Microsoft Office package, advanced Excel Skills.
Experience with Power BI preferred but not required.
Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to effectively prioritize work to meet deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to identify and solve problems through critical, and creative, thinking.
Education &
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 5-7 years of relevant Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required, 7-8 years preferred.
Recommended Skills Accounting Activity Based Costing Analytical Attention To Detail Business Process Improvement Communication Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
