Overview

At Eagle Foods we are builders. We are builders of brands, categories, and people. Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years. Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products. As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world. Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad. Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business.

Responsibilities

Job Summary: The Accounting Manager will report to and work closely with the Assistant Controller. The primary responsibility of this role is to lead and manage accounting, reporting, and analytic activities resulting in timely and accurate financial statements and related schedules. They will serve as a strategic advisor on all technical accounting, legal, tax, and risk matters, including yearend audits, and M&A diligence and integrations. They will also collaborate with other company executives and management to provide value added analysis and process improvement to help drive efficient and effective procedures and overall business profitability. Various business processes may include expense and credit card management, reconciliation and recognition, capital spending, and other strategic initiatives and ad hoc requests, as required.

• Create, manage, train and communicate the development of best practice processes for accounting, analysis, budgeting and forecasting of various accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Lead monthly financial statement close process, ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely in accordance with US GAAP as well as analyzing and reviewing financial statements and variances.
• Perform month-end general ledger close activities including accruing expenses, preparing, reviewing and recording journal entries, reconciling general ledger and sub-ledger accounts and other analysis.
• Prepare, review and analyze balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations.
• Prepare the monthly reporting packages including analysis of current actual results to prior period actual results to budget for internal management reporting and external reporting.
• Provide audit support and assist in the compilation of information to external auditors
• Serve as the subject matter expert in the accounting system and its processes by assisting in the maintenance of controls and other ancillary system upgrades.
• Prepares written and verbal instructions to the Finance team and other stakeholders on accounting practice changes ensuring effective execution and compliance.
• Reviews and develops policies and procedures to maintain internal controls.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Master's Degree or CPA preferred.
• At least 7 years' experience in accounting, financial reporting or related field. Experience preferred in Public Accounting, or related industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
• Experience with ERP system Infor M3 preferred
• Experience in reporting system PowerBI preferred
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly-motivated and career-driven individual.
• Good interpersonal skills and team working capabilities enabling one to interface at all levels.
• Ability to travel on an infrequent basis, mainly to support acquisition integration.

Desired Skills:

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience
• Knowledge of accounting related emerging trends and issues
• Highest personal and professional integrity and strong work ethics
• Results orientation, willingness to commit to a direction and drive operations to completion
• Demonstrated ability to manage adversity and challenging situations