What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Associate position at Request Foods?
There has never been a more exciting time to join Request Foods. We’ve been selling products to many of the world’s leading food companies, retailers and restaurants for over 35 years. A privately owned and financially sound company, we do our best to run our business based on Christian values. Whether it’s cooking up great tasting food, assisting in customer support, providing quality and production leadership, or supporting administrative or technical activities, a career at Request Foods is a great opportunity. At Request, we’ve achieved success by treating our employees with integrity, trust and respect. If you’re passionate about food, and the people who help produce it, then Request Foods might just be for you.
Request Foods is seeking a Cost Associate to join our Finance team and partner closely with our Manufacturing team. This role is responsible for preparing daily, weekly and monthly operational reporting requirements. Through cross functional collaboration, this role will provide value added analysis, observations and recommendations for process improvements.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Perform the daily yield reporting for manufactured products.
- Review daily labor reporting, following up with Manufacturing on discrepancies.
- Close daily work orders, while analyzing variances and performing issue resolution.
- Provide weekly and or monthly reporting related to: Labor (Paid vs Reported) and Plant Utilization, Inventory Turnover, Volumes Produced etc.
- Maintain and enhance production and yield templates.
- Routine pricing, change orders and Bill of Material file adjustments for select customers.
- Perform cost and profitability reviews of existing products.
- Engineering Change Order processing for standard yield adjustments.
- Monthly test counts of maintenance inventory.
- Assist with changeover to new ERP
- Other projects as assigned by the Manager of Cost Accounting.
Key Qualifications:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- 2–4 years of accounting, business, or related professional experience preferred.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Attention to accuracy and details.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
- Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize competing and conflicting assignments, with strong follow through.
Benefits and Perks:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Paid Paternity Leave
- Wellbeing programs
- Immediate Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Profit Sharing