• Job Description

  Req#: 2697

  Description

  We Continue to Grow!

  Swedish Match North America LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “A world without cigarettes ,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable, but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest growing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US. In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision we are currently seeking an Accountanting Supervisor for the Owensboro, KY facility.

  Major Responsibilities:

  Management:

  Provide leadership, training and development within the principles and guidelines of Performance Management to all direct reports with an understanding of competencies, accountabilities, and additional achievements by practicing continuous performance management including:

  • Managing behaviors and competencies
  • Establishing accountabilities and p roviding effective feedback
  • Providing consequences through appropriate reinforcement
  • Reviewing performance

  Budget:

  • Assist in developing the annual product standard costs for tobacco, direct material, direct labor and factory overhead.
  • Assist in developing standard overhead costs by packaging cost centers, identifying opportunities for utilizing improved methods of overhead cost allocation.
  • Coordinate the development of direct material cost standards which properly reflect projected material cost increases, yield assumptions, waste factors and material substitution plans.
  • Assist in developing direct labor standards, coordinating the establishment of direct / indirect labor classifications by product code with Manufacturing.
  • Compute Period Cost Adjustments
  • Compute year-end Inventory Revaluation.
  • Assist in presenting the annual standard information to management, defining cost changes by product line including all assumptions utilized in developing the standards, i.e. Leaf Shrinkage, Waste Factors and Labor Classifications.
  • Assist with Quarterly forecasts by analyzing and projecting the impact of material cost increases and operational variances.

  Variance Analysis:

  • Review and explain variances

  Standard Cost Systems:

  • Assist Accountant with problem production orders
  • Assist in developing product cost routes and in developing bill-of-material for new products.

  Financial Closing & Reporting:

  • Perform detailed review of monthly production variances.
  • Analyze capitalization of overhead expense on a monthly basis.
  • Reconcile monthly inventory balance to the General Ledger and Analyze inventory obsolescence.
  • Assist external auditors with the interim and year-end audits as requested

  Financial Systems:

  • Provide assistance to Factory Controller to implement financial systems.

  Qualifications

  EDUCATION: Minimum 4-year Accounting Degree. CPA or MBA helpful.

  EXPERIENCE: 5-7 years experience in Accounting. Prior closing and manufacturing experience preferred.

  SKILLS:

  • Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work and interact with departments throughout the organization including varying levels of management.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

  SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:

  • Knowledge of standard cost system, inventory valuation process accrual accounting and accounting theory.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.

  Benefits for New Hires:

  We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, including the following:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective on date of hire
  • Matching 401(k) with profit sharing
  • 3 weeks’ vacation, 12 paid holidays, 3 personal holidays, and a vacation purchase option
  • Paid Bonding Leave; this benefit is in addition to short-term disability benefits, if applicable
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement

  An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet

• About the company

  Swedish Match AB is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that makes snus, moist snuff, and chewing tobacco.

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