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Requisition Number :
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5573
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Job Title :
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Financial Cost Analyst
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Position Type :
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Full Time
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Job Type :
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Finance
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Company :
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Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
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Business Unit / Location :
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Downers Grove Plant
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Description :
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Take the opportunity to work with one of America's best-loved and well-recognized brand icons. With annual sales exceeding $1 billion, eight manufacturing facilities across the country, and 5,000 employees committed to excellence, Pepperidge Farm® makes careers rise like fresh bread in a hot oven.
We are the nation’s quality and good-taste leader in premium baked goods, from crunchy Goldfish® crackers to decadent Milano cookies, from savory Swirl breads to zesty Texas Toast.
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General Summary
Computes, analyze, records, and verifies financial data for use in maintaining accounting records and supporting internal management by performing the following duties.
Principal Accountabilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
- Compute, analyze, maintain, and communicate weekly internal management reports (volumes, yields, direct labor, and spending).
- Assist Cost Manager with monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting.
- Compute and analyze costing studies of new potential finished products.
- Assist in maintaining finance data in the SAP system.
- Perform various month end ledger closing activities.
- Reconcile inventory and product loss accounts.
- Responsible for auditing & maintaining cycle count & physical inventory polices & procedures.
- Responsible for auditing, maintaining, and reconciling outside warehouse inventories.
- Assist in analyzing and preparing monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to management.
- Setup, compile, analyze, and close special batch internal orders.
- Assist in annual budget preparations.
- Participate in plant reliability programs.
- Assist in tracking, analyzing, and providing feedback on key outbound freight and shipping labor variances
and cost saving opportunities.
- Other projects may be assigned as requested.
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Skills, personal attributes needed
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's (BA or BS) degree Major in Accounting or Finance and 3 - 5 years of manufacturing experience (preferably in Food Processing).
Language Skills
Strong written & verbal skills - candidate will need to clearly communicate finance & accounting data to financial and non-financial employees, plant management, and corporate personnel. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Manufacturing Accounting System software; REP system experience (SAP a plus); Payroll systems; Microsoft Office (excel, word, access).
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Campbell Soup Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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State/Province :
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Illinois
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City :
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Downers Grove
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Relocation Approved :
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No
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