Accountant
Land O'Lakes, Inc. · Arden Hills, MN · Yesterday
Accounting$61k–$92k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Work with key partners on product cost set-up, work order completions, sales and receiving corrections, freight issues, and cycle count reconciliation
- Evaluate, analyze, and resolve product costing to provide accurate reporting
- Update standard costing to new calculated weighted average cost based on weekly activity, and review and analyze costing variances
- Evaluate and correct general ledger activity and balances to ensure accurate gross margin reporting
- Analyze and explain COGS variances month over month
- Execute month-end close activities including journal entries, account reconciliations
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 1-2 years’ experience in accounting, ideally cost accounting highly desired
- Proficient with ERP accounting applications (JDE or SAP preferred) and Microsoft products
- Advanced excel required
What Makes You Successful
- A solid understanding of inventory and cost of goods sold financial drivers
- Strong analytical instincts and the ability to draw insights from variances and trends
- A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working in a team-oriented environment
- Confidence navigating financial systems, improving processes, and contributing to project initiatives
- A proven ability to build trusted relationships across functions
Pay
$61,360-$92,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.