Senior Director, Cost Accounting
Ventura Foods
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Irvine • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $155,734 - $206,853 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Guide and support the Commodities Accounting Manager in ensuring accurate and timely execution of commodity oil-related accounting activities across daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cycles.
- Provide strategic direction and mentorship to the Cost Accounting Managers, ensuring accurate execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual cost activities and reporting.
- Oversee budget variance analysis for labor efficiency, material usage and yields, overhead spending, and capacity utilization, while driving actionable insights to support operational and financial objectives.
- Provide team with alternate methodologies, such as incremental costing, when adding new manufacturing line(s) to a plant or when there is a significant change in volume during the fiscal year.
- Lead the training and development of the Cost Accounting team, ensuring proficiency in current systems, best-practice methodologies and evolving technologies.
- Oversee and coordinate audit support activities relating to standard cost and commodity valuation, ensuring the accounting team receives accurate data and documentation to maintain compliance and operational excellence.
- Provide support to other projects assigned by VP, Finance and Accounting and EVP, CFO, as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree with primary focus in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience, is required.
- 10+ years progressive financial experience, with an enterprise focus in cost accounting within a large company, is required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor & manage a high performing team, is required.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, highly analytical, and possess the ability to interact and present to executive management, is required.
- MBA and or CPA preferred.
- Commodity accounting experience is highly preferred.
- Background in manufacturing preferably within the food or processing industry.
- Experience leading and managing a remote team is highly preferred.
- Prior demonstrated change management and system implementation experience desired.
Benefits
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
- Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- Employee Appreciation Events
- Employee Assistance Programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cost accountingbudget variance analysisincremental costingfinancial reportingaudit supportcompliancedata analysismanufacturing accountingsystem implementationchange management
Soft Skills
leadershipmentorshipteam managementinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsstrategic directiontraining and developmentoperational excellence
Certifications
MBACPA