Finance Technician-Payroll/Accounts Payable

Job Category:

Finance

Job Family:

Accounting

Work Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Job Description:

This position is responsible for accumulating financial data to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial and operational reporting.

In this role you will work as a member of the plant Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team to assist in the maintenance of plant financial systems.

The ideal candidate will work with the FP&A team to execute both transactional and entry level analytical tasks that promote continuous improvement at the plant.

Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices and good housekeeping guidelines.

Must follow safety guidelines, wear designated Personal Protective Equipment, and meet OSHA safety requirements.

What you’ll do:


* Data entry into financial systems such as payroll, accounts payable, purchasing or general ledger to generate management reporting or information used in the preparation of financial statements.

Maintain financial accuracy through controls and auditing processes.


* Communicate with vendors and internal partners, answering questions, explaining processes or performing analysis as requested.


* Use Diver, Oracle reports and Discoverer queries to analyze data for reasonableness, trends and opportunities for process improvements.


* Serve as an active member of operations finance supporting and participating in cross-functional teams within the technical accounting group.


* Promote a culture that focuses on continuous improvement.

Work with cross functional teams to improve processes at the plant and FP&A.


* Be able to be the primary back up for other processes within the Plant FP&A group.


* Perform administrative functions for finance as required.


* Perform other duties as assigned by leadership group.


* Work with Leaders and fellow partners to ensure Food Safety and Partner Safety.


* Understand and execute standard operating procedures relative to position.

Perform all Process Control Points (PCP) and Critical Control Points (CCP) checks required for position.

Follow reaction plan for Food Safety, Food Quality and customer requirement outages and by contacting appropriate leaders.  Be able to identify and understand customer requirements and assist in assuring proper operation and product.  Record accurate data on production reports.


* Monitoring KRONOS & Production Reports. 


* Producing Payroll. 


* Period Closing duties for payroll reporting.  


* Process plant accounts payable.


* Provide payroll, accounts payable customer service to all customers, internal and external.


* Collect, report, and settle milk and cream information with vendors.  Report information to state boards.


* Various tasks that may be re-assigned due to workload, including overtime as necessary. 


* Team meetings & Certifications


* Working with Human Resources to ensure Payroll Accuracy.

What you need to succeed:

EDUCAT...