Job Category:Finance
Job Family:International Finance
Job Description:
The Junior Controller assists in providing leadership for the business unit, driving a culture of continuous improvement of all financial work processes. To develop and maintain integrated financial systems that provide insight and guidance to facilitate the decision-making processes. To ensure the integrity of reporting through the implementation of strong internal controls and through the development of appropriate measurements. To ensure compliance with local statutory and reporting obligations.
Role & Responsibilities:
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Responsible for developing and maintaining accurate product costs in accordance with company costing policies. This includes providing costs and analyses for new products, auditing and maintaining accurate costs within the cost system, providing appropriate cost and variance forecasts, and that product cost changes are effectively communicated. Product costs are used to value the finished Goods Inventory and aid in determining product pricing.
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Analyze and provide clear information to the production teams about RM losses in a way everyone can easily understand, including where to focus
efforts toward making sustainable improvements, as well as share best
practices across the company.
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Maintain a strong system of internal controls which will ensure the accuracy of inventories, proper safeguarding of assets, compliance with regulatory agency requirements, and the integrity and objectivity of Financial and Operational Reporting. Participative ownership along with IT in development and support of the ERP system.
- Establish systems, processes and procedures to collect and record data required for internal and external financial reporting. This includes maintaining accurate inventory and other balance sheet accounts, charging costs to the general ledger in accordance with the corporate chart of accounts and determining appropriate accruals. Provide appropriate explanations for period results.
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Maintain a strong system of internal controls which will ensure the safeguarding of assets, compliance with GAAP and regulatory agency requirements, and the integrity and objectivity of Financial and Operational Reporting.
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Provide appropriate financial and operational measurement and analyses as required by various plant and corporate leaders. This will aid in reducing waste and increasing productivity. Assist in the timely communication of results to all plant partners making sure that partners understand how their actions affect results.
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Lead profitability analysis along with the Controller, understanding the trends, variations, and main drivers for the results we are having, to make sure the Leadership team has clear information of actual profitability.
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Be a key local leader, developing working relationships with other local leaders and global peers, and driving a local Finance culture that thrives on continuous improvement and growth of knowledge and skills.
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As needed, assist with projects and process improvements that also impact other plants and/or other areas of the company.
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Keep abreast of all relevant local financial and statutory regulations, particularly taxation, and effectively communicate to other leaders for understanding and compliance.
Key Ingredients:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
- 6-10 years in cost accounting or general accounting.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
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Knowledge and use of database and spreadsheet applications as required.
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Knowledge and previous use of ERP systems
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Portuguese and English fluency required
- Strong analytical person who provides solutions.
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Proficiency in Microsoft 365 & Microsoft Power Platform, specifically Power BI.
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Knowledge of local financial and statutory regulations
Top Skills
What We Do
Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages and yogurt.
Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.
We’ve come a long way since our start as a small cheese company in 1945. Today, our team is more than 10,000 strong at locations across North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. But our commitment to providing safe food the right way has never changed.
At Schreiber, we call ourselves partners, not employees, and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. We make the company grow. We help each other grow and take care of each other along the way. And, we all share in the rewards.
Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we're on a journey together. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. But it’s about more than a career at Schreiber. Like a family, we care deeply about each other.
We strive to foster an inclusive work environment where all our partners can thrive. We've increased our commitment to diversity and inclusion by creating an overarching Diversity and Inclusion Council, as well as resource groups for women, African Americans, Pride, Vets and more groups that give a voice to all of our partners.
We're always looking for passionate partners to join our team and bring to life our culture of being customer obsessed and brilliant at the basics. Want to learn more about our company? Visit us at www.schreiberfoods.com.
