Position Title: Cost Accountant
Two broiler plants, roughly 70 miles apart, depend on one person to turn production data into the product cost and margin figures that senior leaders act on. The Cost Accountant owns that work. Each month, this professional calculates live cost, sales value of production, and product margins for both plants, then sits down with the sales team to find margin opportunities and carry them forward. The role is hands-on and visible, with regular time on the plant floor alongside plant managers and supervisors, and a standing Wednesday morning meeting with the CFO.
The employer is family owned and has kept a small-company feel despite its size. Colleagues share information freely, resolve issues together, and treat one another with mutual respect. Management values fresh perspective from newer professionals and welcomes input. Someone was recently promoted into a higher-level position within the department, which signals a realistic path toward department management over time. The position is onsite five days a week with a typical 40-hour schedule.
Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 / Year DOE Plus an annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
Cost Accountant Responsibilities
- Calculate and report monthly product costs and margins for two broiler plants
- Calculate monthly live cost and prepare the monthly sales value of production by plant
- Lead a monthly margin review with the sales team to analyze results and identify margin opportunities
- Prepare weekly P&L estimates and weekly reporting, including Tuesday reporting deliverables
- Meet with the CFO each Wednesday morning
- Attend and take an active role in the weekly yield meetings at each plant
- Work directly with plant managers and supervisors, visiting both plants regularly
- Review plant expenses posted to the general ledger to confirm accurate account coding
- Lead cost improvement projects
- Partner with Operations and IT on the continued development of AI and business intelligence applications
Cost Accountant Requirements
- 5 to 10 years of cost accounting experience
- Manufacturing experience
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and macros
- Strong communication skills and the initiative to keep information moving between people at every level of the organization, from plant floor supervisors to executives
- Willingness to learn the poultry industry and to build working relationships with other departments
- Comfort learning new software
- Ability to work onsite five days a week
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent relevant experience
- Poultry industry experience is preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacation and personal time
- Onsite medical facility and onsite pharmacy for employees
- Cost of living or merit salary increases and an annual discretionary bonus
- Supportive, tenured team in a family-owned company
Cost accountants with a manufacturing background who want direct access to executives and plant leaders, and a real voice in how margins are managed, should apply today.
